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ROGERS
CAROLINE PRENTICE 1807 1887
MEHITABEL FORD 1801 1892
ELVIRA ROGERS 1837 1923
CHARLES R. BASSETT 1836 1919
1835 1921
REBECCA B. TENNEY
1835 1904
MARCUS N. PRESTON
CLARISSA NORTH 1811 (896
EMELINE MURRAY 1808 1882
JOHN BOWER
PRESTON
TENNEY
BASSETT-PRESTON
ANCESTORS
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A HISTORY OF THE ANCESTORS IN AMERICA
OF
MARION BASSETT LUITWEILER HOWARD MURRAY BASSETT PRESTON ROGERS BASSETT ISABEL BASSETT WASSON
AND
HELEN BASSETT HAUSER
CHILDREN OF
EDWARD M. and ANNIE (PRESTON) BASSETT
BY
BELLE PRESTON
“Good reader, blame not the wrjTter for that that is myssing in this Booke is not his faulte. What he hath founde .... as nere as possybell he coulde he hath sett downe.” — English Parish Register of 1582.
The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Co. New Haven, Conn.
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THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO
GEORGE B. BASSETT
OF BUFFALO, WHOSE INTEREST HAS ENCOURAGED AND HELPED ME
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FOREWORD
Miss Belle Preston, Mrs. Bassett’s sister, began work on her own ancestry about 1898, while living in Hinsdale, Illinois, using family papers, correspondence, and the Newberry Public Library of Chicago as references. In 1905 she moved to Brooklyn, and later, after her mother’s death, came to live with her sister. She then began to trace the family ancestry on the Bassett side, so that each descendant might possess a record of his American forebears. She carried on this research at intervals in a very busy and useful life, making especial use of the New York Public Library and the Long Island Historical Society library.
The Bassett-Preston ancestry is remarkable for the large number of New England colonial immigrants. This book shows eighty-nine Bassett ancestors in the ninth generation, counting back from my children, and one hundred and forty-five in the tenth. It shows ninety-two Preston ancestors in the ninth genera¬ tion, and one hundred and forty in the tenth. All lived in New England, and all were immigrants or the children of immigrants. All of the immigrant ancestors on both sides came to New England from the British Isles. The Bassetts have six Mayflower ancestors.
My wife, her sister and I probably know the New England environment of our two families more intimately than those who will follow us. I knew Elisha Bassett, for a long time clerk of the Federal District Court in Boston, and an indefatigable collector of family history, copies of whose records I possess. My brother, my sisters and I when children used often to make visits in Ash- field and neighboring towns, and we have kept in touch with our New England relatives. Similarly my wife and her sister used to go to the old farm in Chester, New Hampshire, and have known the relatives thereabout. This touch with New England relatives and their history cannot continue the same hereafter, because so many of those nearest have passed or will soon pass away.
It is hoped that this book will be an inspiration, not only to those members of the Bassett and Preston families who are now living but also to those who may come after us.
Edward M. Bassett.
Brooklyn, N. Y.
November, 1929.
PREFACE
In 1629 the total English population in the Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay colonies was not over eight hundred. In that year Charles I dissolved Parliament and began his active crusade against all dissenting forms of religion. In April, 1630, Winthrop’s company left for America, followed later in the year by seventeen ships and more than one thousand people. By 1634 the annual emigration had increased to four thousand. The out¬ break of Civil War in England resulting in Puritan dominance during the Commonwealth (1649-1660), brought to a close the period of intensive migration. The population of New England was then twenty-six thousand.
These emigrants belonged, with few exceptions, to the middle classes of English society, small independent farmers, tradesmen and artisans, a few younger sons of the gentry and some adven¬ turers. A vast majority were dissenters from the established Church of England, and most of them were Puritans, favoring the Congregational practice of church government.
To stop this drain on his kingdom, Charles I ordered every emigrant to take the oath of allegiance. Those who did so had their names, date of sailing, and often, birth, age and occupation recorded, while those refusing to sign away their independence sailed secretly, leaving no trace behind, and our first knowledge of them is on our shores.
This book is a history of some of these emigrants who earned their bread by the sweat of their brows, and worked together for the upbuilding of their colonial government and their churches, and for the protection of their homes.
The right of “freeman” in early New England was restricted to one who was twenty-one years of age, a respectable member of a Congregational church and — after 1671 — one who had at least £20 in property. Only freemen had the right to vote or to hold office.
In Plymouth colony only those holding the highest civil and military offices, ministers and school teachers were given the pre¬ fix “Mr.” (pronounced master), and their wives, “Mrs.” (mistress), “goodman” being used for others, “goodwife” or goody” for the women. This rule was rigidly enforced.
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The spelling of names was a matter of indifference, and many names, such as Wetherbee and Hazeltine, were spelled in a score of different ways.
Beginning about the 12th century March 25th was considered the first day of the year. It was not until 1752 that England and the countries under her jurisdiction adopted the Gregorian calen¬ dar of the Catholic countries, and January 1st became the first of the year. The dates in January, February and March were written in New England with the double year as 1672/3. Since the latter number is the correct one as we now reckon, I have used only that one.
Extensive references have not been given. Countless books have been consulted, and to them I acknowledge my indebtedness. I have placed dependence on printed records, and when authorities differ — and they conflict a disconcerting number of times — a conclusion has been reached by critical comparison and weighing of evidence. Many family records, never before printed, have also been used.
The frontispiece is the work of Howard M. Bassett. It shows the faces of his four grandparents and eight great-grandparents. The average age at time of death of these twelve ancestors was eighty- two years.
Belle Preston.
November, 1929.
1716 Newkirk Avenue,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
EXPLANATORY
Only those families are traced which are in the direct line of Edward M. Bassett or his wife, Annie R. Preston.
The small number placed after the given name of a person
indicates the number of generations from the founder of that line in America.
The number preceding- the name of an ancestor indicates the number of generations, counting back from Preston R. Bassett and his brother and sisters.
The children in a family are numbered when the order of their birth is known.
The plus sign (-j-) preceding the name of a child indicates the one through whom the line is continued.
Abbreviations are used as follows : — b. for born ; d. died ; m. married, and a. for about.
Parentheses are used to enclose a woman’s name before mar¬ riage or to enclose a father’s name.
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ADAMS
11. Robert1 Adams, born in 1602, in England, was perhaps son of Robert and Elizabeth (Sharland) Adams of Devonshire, Eng. He married in England Elinor Wilmot, and brought her and their first two children to Ipswich, Mass., in 1635. He removed to Salem, 1639, and to Newbury in 1640, where he had a large farm and valuable property. A tailor, member of the Con¬ gregational Church at Newbury. His wife died June 12, 1677, at Newbury. He married, second, Feb. 6, 1678, Sarah (Glover), widow of Henry1 Short; she died Oct. 24, 1697. He died at Newbury, Oct. 12, 1682, leaving a good estate. His will, dated Mar. 7, 1681, provided for his wife, Sarah, eldest son John; Jacob; Hannah; Joanna, wife of Launcelot Grainger and their children; Elizabeth, wife of Edward Phelps; Mary, wife of Jeremiah Goodrich, and Abraham.
Children : —
1. John, b. Eng., m. - Woodman or d. unm.
2. Joanna, b. 1634, living 1751, m. 1654, Launcelot Granger.
+3. Abraham, b. 1639, d. 1714, m. 1670, Mary Pettingill (Richard1).
4. Elizabeth, b. a. 1641, m. bef. 1657, Edward1 Phelps.
5. Mary, b. a. 1643, m. 1660, Jeremiah Goodrich (William1).
6. Isaac, b. a. 1648, d. unm. after 1681.
7. Jacob, b. Apr. 23, 1649, d. ae. 3 mos.
8. Hannah, b. June 25, 1650, m. 1682, William Warham.
9. Jacob, b. Sept. 13, 1654, d. 1717, m. 1677, Ann Allen (Nicholas1).
10. Sergt. Abraham2 Adams was born in Salem, Mass., 1639, son of Robert1 and Elinor Adams. He married Nov. 10, 1670, Mary Pettingill, who was born at Newbury, Mass., July 6, 1652, daughter of Richard1 and Joanna (Ingersoll) Pettingill. He was executor of his father’s will ; a farmer ; member of the Congre¬ gational Church; corporal in militia, 1685-1693; sergeant, 1703. He lived in Newbury and died there Aug. 14, 1714. His wife had died Sept. 19, 1705, at Newbury.
Children : —
1. Mary, b. Jan. 16, 1672, m. a. 1695, George Thurlow (Thomas).
2. Robert, b. May 12, 1674, d. 1769, m. 1695, Rebecca Knight (John3).
-(-3. Abraham, b. May 2, 1676, d. 1763, m. 1703, Anne Longfellow
(William1).
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4. Isaac, b. Feb. 26, 1679, d. 1775, m. 1708, Hannah Spofford (Samuel).
5. Sarah, b. Apr. 15, 1681, m. 1714, John Hutchinson.
6. John, b. Mar. 7, 1684, d. 1750, m. 1707, Elizabeth Noyes, d. 1708, (2) 1713, Sarah Pearson.
7. Matthew, b. May 25, 1686, d. 1755, m. 1707, Sarah Knight.
8. Israel, b. Dec. 25, 1688, d. 1714, m. 1714, Rebecca Atkinson.
9. Dorothy, b. Oct. 25, 1691, was unm. in 1715.
10. Richard, b. Nov. 22, 1693, d. 1778, m. 1717, Susanna Pike.
9. Abraham3 Adams was born in Newbury, Mass., May 2, 1676, the son of Abraham2 and Mary Adams. He married Dec. 1703, Anne Longfellow, who was born in Newbury, Oct. 3, 1683, daughter of William1 and Anne (Sewall) Longfellow. He went to sea early, sailed to the West Indies; he was captain of a boat and made fourteen trips to England. After his marriage he built a house above the falls at Byfield, Rowley, and became a farmer. His wife died at Byfield, Feb. 24, 1758. He died April 8, 1763, at Byfield.
Children, all born in Newbury: —
+1. Anne, b. Apr. 29, 1705, d. 1787, m. 1727, Robert Stewart (Ebenezer2).
2. William, b. May 8, 1706, d. 1766, m. 1728, Elizabeth Noyes (John).
3. Mary, b. Sept. 26, 1707, m. 1728, Thomas Poor.
4. Stephen, b. Apr. 16, 1712, d. inf.
5. Sarah, b. Sept. 29, 1713, m. 1735, Samuel Somerby.
6. Abraham, b. Aug. 24, 1715, d. 1771, m. 1737, Mary Colman, d. 1752, (2) 1760, Sarah Foster.
7. Samuel, b. June 6, 1717, d. 1791, m. 1747, Mary (Jewett) Brown.
8. Rev. Joseph, b. May 8, 1719, d. 1785, m. 1746, widow Mary Greenleaf.
9. Rev. Benjamin, b. May 8, 1719, d. 1777, m. 1748, Elizabeth Payson, d. 1753, (2) Rebecca Nichols.
10. Nathan, b. June 17, 1720, m. 1757, Mary (Sutton) Trumbull.
11. Henry, b. Nov. 18, 1722, d. 1773, m. 1746, Sarah Emery, d. 1764, (2) 1768, Catherine Gerrish.
See Stewart
Anne4 Adams m. Robert3 Stewart. Sarah4 Stewart m. Samuel4 Chase. Anne Chase m. William5 Bailey. Rebecca Bailey m. Silas0 Tenney.
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William Tenney m. Emeline3 Murray.
Rebecca Tenney m. Marcus N.7 Preston.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References: — The Newbury Adams Family, Smith Adams, 1895; Robert Adams, A. N. Adams, 1900; Essex Antiquarian, vol. 2, 1898; Colonial Wars, 1922.
ALDIS
16. Thomas Aldus of Stradbrook, Eng., was born about 1440. His will was dated 1499. His wife, Johan, made her will in 1505. From these wills we have the names of their surviving children : — Robert, born about 1470, and Agnes, wife of Robert Firmage.
15. Robert Aldus of Stradbrook, Co. Suffolk, Eng., married
Margaret - . His will of 1507 mentions their children; —
John, born about 1495; Thomas, who made his will in 1566; Robert, born about 1500; George, and two daughters.
14. Robert Aldus of Fressingfield, which was near Strad¬ brook, was born about 1500, and made his will in 1558. His wife, Elizabeth, made her will in 1566, naming seven children; — William, born about 1530; Agnes, wife of Robert (?) Barber; Thomas, born 1535; Joane, wife of William Fox; John, who
made his will in 1595; Alice, and Robert who married - , and
made a will in 1624.
13. Thomas Aldus, born about 1535, was living in 1595. We have the names of his children from the will of his brother
John in 1595; — Elizabeth, born about 1560, married - Ketle;
Francis; John, and Ann.
12. Francis Aldus of Fressingfield, Eng., was born about 1565. He had a wife, Sarah, in 1595, who was probably the mother of all his children, and a second wife, Mary, in 1625, when he made his will. His children were; — Francis, probably died young; Nathaniel, born about 1590, died before 1625, leaving widow Elizabeth; John whose will was made in 1639; Nathan, born about 1595, married Mary and came to New England ; Anne, married Robert Andrewes who had died before 1625.
These records are from wills of the Aldus Family of County Suffolk, Eng., given in the N. E. H. & G. Register, vol. 64, p. 240.
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11. Nathan1 Aldis was born in England about 1596 and married there Mary - . He came with his wife and two chil¬
dren to Dedham, Mass., about 1638. He was admitted to the church there Feb. 11, 1640, and his wife Mar. 11, 1641. He was freeman, 1640; viewer of fences, 1640; selectman, 1641-2-4; as a Dedham proprietor he signed the Dedham covenants, and received grants of land, which were small as he held only a small number of cow commons. In 1642 he bought one-sixth interest in the water mill on East Brook, but sold it in 1649. He was chosen one of the first two deacons of the church ; he was on the committee on the meeting house and the pastor’s salary. His name was spelled Aldace, Aldhouse, Alldys, Alldess and in other ways on Dedham records. The spelling of names was a matter of indifference in that age. The wits of Charles II amused them¬ selves in signing their names in as many forms as they could devise. He died Mar. 15, 1676, at Dedham. Administration of his estate was granted “to Mary Aldis, his relict and John Aldis their sonne.” His widow, Mary, died Jan. 1, 1677.
Children : —
Mary, d. 1653, m. 1643, Joshua Fisher (1621-1672) (Joshua1).
+ John, d. 1700, m. 1650, Sarah Eliot (Philip1).
10. John2 Aldis, born in England, son of Nathan1 and Mary Aldis, married in Dedham, Sept. 27, 1650, Sarah Eliot of Rox- bury, who was bapt. Nazing, Eng., Jan. 25, 1629, the daughter of Philip1 and Elizabeth (Sybthorpe) Eliot. He and his wife were admitted to the Dedham church, Dec. 29, 1650. He was admitted “Townesman” Jan. 1, 1651. He was a yeoman; deacon; con¬ stable, 1660 and ’63 ; selectman, 1675, and for twelve years; Deputy to General Court, 1683. On Sept. 30, 1675, he was directed to sit in the third deacon’s seat. Served in King Philip’s War, 1675. He died in Dedham, Dec. 21, 1700, and his wife died Apr. 17, 1711.
Children, born in Dedham: —
1. Sarah, b. June 9, 1652, d. 1712, m. 1675, Gershom Hobart (Rev. Peter2).
+2. John, b. Feb. 12, 1655, d. 1736, m. 1682, Mary Winchester.
3. Mary, b. Nov. 29, 1657, d. after 1727, m. 1679, Nathaniel Richards (Edward1).
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4. Nathaniel, b. Aug. 1, 1659, d. Feb. 7, 1661.
5. Daniel, b. Aug. 3, 1661, d. 1718, m. 1685, Sarah Paine (Stephen).
6. Nathaniel, b. Mar. 6, 1664, d. Aug. 5, 1683.
7. Hannah, b. July 4, 1666, d. 1729, m. 1686, John Farnsworth (Matthia).
9. John3 Aldis, born at Dedham, Mass., Feb. 12, bapt. Feb. 18, 1655, son of John2 and Sarah (Eliot) Aldis, married at Wrentham, May 23, 1682, Mary Winchester, probably widow of Jonathan2 Winchester (John1) who died 1679, at Roxbury. As the oldest son he probably received the land at Wrentham which had come to his father as a Dedham proprietor. He lived at Wrentham five years after his marriage, then removed to Rox¬ bury, near the Dedham line. Served in King Philip’s War, 1675. In Suffolk deeds, vol. 35, is recorded a deed of gift from John Aldis “to my well-beloved only son, Nathan Aldis, of Roxbury, Husbandman” 1721. He died Roxbury, Mar. 18, 1736. Wife was living in 1721.
Children, first three born at Wrentham, last three at Dedham:—
1. Sarah, b. Feb. 26, 1683, d. 1716, m. 1710, Thomas Perry (Samuel). -f-2. Nathan, b. May 11, 1685, d. 1736, m. 1708, Eunice Draper, (2) Mary Chickering.
^ 3. Hannah, b. Feb. 19, 1687, d. 1756, m. 1709, Thomas Mann (Rev Samuel ) .
4. Rachel, b. Mar. 15, 1690, d. 1717, m. 1716, James3 Draper (James21).
5. Abigail, m. Gideon3 Draper (James21).
6. Ruth, b. Aug. 14, 1695, prob. d. unm. before 1721.
8. Nathan4 Aldis (recorded on the Wrentham records as Ethan), was born May 11, 1685, son of John3 and Mary (Win¬ chester) Aldis, died at Roxbury, Feb. 10, 1750. He married first at Roxbury, June 24, 1708, Eunice Draper, who was born Ded¬ ham, June 5, 1689, and died Roxbury, June 13, 1714, daughter of James2 and Abigail (Whiting) Draper. He married second, at Dedham, Apr. 19, 1715, Mary Chickering, born at Dedham, Oct. 15, 1680, died after 1745, daughter of Nathaniel1 and Lydia (Fisher) Chickering. His will of Mar. 12, 1745, mentions his wife Mary, daughters, Rachel, Ruth, and Mary Draper, and “only son John.” A bond given 1721 by Nathan, of Roxbury, Husbandman, names John, his father, and Mary, his mother.
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Children : —
-j-1. John, b. Roxbury, May 8, 1711, d. 1750, m. 1733, Mehitable Hawes (Nathaniel2).
2. Nathan, b. May 3, 1714, d. Aug. 14, 1715.
Second wife’s : —
3. Mary, b. Dec. 4, 1716, d. Dec. 29, 1716.
+4. Mary, b. Apr. 4, 1719, d. 1810, m. 1739, Abel Allen, (2) 1743,
Moses Draper.
5. Nathaniel, b. Sept. 25, 1722, d. 1736.
6. Rachel, b. Feb. 6, 1725, m. 1775, Josiah Briggs.
7. Ruth, b. Feb. 10, 1727, d. 1803, m. 1764, Joseph Metcalf (Joseph).
See Draper
Mary (Aldis) Allen m. Moses3 Draper.
Sarah (Draper) Whiting m. James6 Prentice.
Nahum Prentice m. Nancy6 Whipple.
Caroline Prentice m. Elam6 Rogers.
Elvira Rogers m. Charles R.8 Bassett.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R. Preston.
7. John5 Aldis, born at Roxbury, May 8, 1711, son of Nathan4 and Eunice (Draper) Aldis, died at Wrentham, Apr. 29, 1750. He married at Dedham, May 15, 1733, Mehitable Hawes, born Dedham, Nov. 3, 1703, died at Wrentham, Feb. 26, 1785, daughter of Nathaniel2 and Sarah (Newell) Hawes. Widow Mehitable (Hawes) Aldis m. (2) 1762, Ichabod Pond. John Aldis and his wife were dismissed from the church at Dedham to Second Church at Wrentham (now the First Church of Franklin), 1748.
Children : —
1. John, b. Feb. 19, 1734, d. 1773, m. 1770, Esther Wright (Jonathan).
2. Nathan, b. Aug. 17, 1735, d. 1775, m. 1762, Sarah Metcalf (Jonathan).
3. Nathaniel, b. Apr. 15, 1737, d. Nov. 20, 1741.
4. Mehitable, b. Aug. 8, 1739, m. 1773, Jotham Woods (Joseph).
5. Ebenezer, b. Nov. 26, 1742, d. 1802, m. 1771, Hannah Penniman (Joseph).
-|-6. Eunice, bap. Feb. 23, 1745, d. 1792, m. 1767, Asa Haven (Danieb).
See Haven
Eunice6 Aldis m. Asa4 Haven.
Polly Haven m. John Bower8 Preston.
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John Bower Preston m. Clarissa7 North.
Marcus North Preston m. Rebecca B.8 Tenney.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References : — The Aldis Family, F. H. Whitin, 1905 ; Society Colonial Wars, 1922.
ANDREWS
10. Henry1 Andrews was born in England and came to Cohannet, Mass., where he was a freeman, 1636. He was in Taunton 1637, when the town was organized. He built the first meeting house in Taunton, 1647, for which the town gave him the calf pasture. He was Deputy from Plymouth Colony, 1639, ’42 and ’47. He married Mary (Williams?) who was born 1610, probably in England.
His will, dated Mar. 23, 1652, mentions wife Mary, daughters, Mary Hodges, Sarah and Abigail, and Henry. The names of his children are from his will. Inventory of his estate was made by Richard Williams Feb. 10, 1653. He died in Feb. 1652-3 in Taunton; his widow died in Taunton 1655. Her will, dated Feb. 14, 1653, mentions “two little daughters, Sarah and Abigail,” son Henry and dau. Mary Hodges.
Children : —
Henry, b. 1630, d. 1676, m. a. 1652, Hannah Street (Nicholas1), m. (2) a. 1659, Mary Wadsworth (Christopher1).
Mary, b. a. 1631, d. after 1700, m. a. 1648, William1 Hodges, (2) 1655, Peter Pitts.
Sarah, b. a. 1643, m. 1664, Jared Talbut.
-j- Abigail, b. 1647, d. 1723, m. 1667, John Wadsworth (Christopher1).
See Wadsworth
Abigail2 Andrews m. John2 Wadsworth.
Abigail Wadsworth m. Jacob2 Thompson.
Hannah Thompson m. Ebenezer4 Reed.
Barnabas Reed m. Silence0 Sprague.
Sarah Reed m. John7 Ford.
Mehitable Ford m. Francis7 Bassett.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.s Preston.
References Munsey-Hopkins Genealogy, D. O. S. Lowell, 1920; N. E. H. & G. Reg., v. 52, p. 16; Society Colonial Wars, 1922.
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AUGUR
10. William1 Agur (Eager, Augur), Salem, Mass., 1636, was freeman there in 1643. His wife, Alice, was a member of the church before 1636. He probably died in 1654, as his will was probated Nov. 1654. It mentions his wife Alice; children, Joseph, Jonathan, Benjamin, and Abigail Kibben. He and his family of five were granted one acre of marsh land in 1637.
Children : —
Abigail, m. before 1654, Arthur Kibben.
Benjamin, bapt. Feb. 12, 1636, d. 1671, m. Ann Cromwell (Thomas1).
-(-Jonathan, bapt. Nov. 9, 1639, m. 1661, Rebecca Hyde (Richard1).
Joseph.
9. Jonathan2 Agur, son of William, was baptized at Salem, Nov. 9, 1639. He married at Salem, Apr. 27, 1661, Rebecca Hyde, who was baptized, Salem, Mar. 31, 1644, daughter of Richard1 Hyde. In testifying, Oct. 19, 1717, he called himself 77. A shipwright; resided at Salem and died there in 1717.
Children : —
William, bapt. Maj' 1662, d. y.
Hannah, b. July 27, 1662, d. 1691, m. 1685, Robert Stone (Robert1).
Jonathan, b. Jan. 25, 1664, d. y.
Mary, bapt. “at age,” Apr. 5, 1705, m. Elias Langsford.
-(-Richard, b. a. 1668, d. 1719, m. Abigail Nash (Jacob2).
8. Richard3 Augur, born about 1668, son of Jonathan2, married Abigail Nash, who was born Aug. 7, 1673, daughter of Jacob2 and Abigail (Dyer) Nash of Weymouth. He was a shipwright, and after 1698 resided in Weymouth, where he died, Nov. 8, 1719.
Children : —
Abigail, b. Dec. 31, 1698, m. 1718, Thomas White.
-(-Richard, b. Feb. 10, 1700, m. 1727, Susanna Colson.
Mary, b. a. 1701, m. 1724, Thomas Vinson.
Rebecca, b. 1703, d. 1789, m. 1727, Benjamin Bates (Edward21).
Hannah, d. 1750, m. 1734, Isaac Beal, b. 1711.
Rachel, b. Jan. 24, 1712, m. 1734, Eleazer Bates (Edward21).
7. Richard4 Augur, born in Weymouth, Mass., Feb. 10, 1700, son of Richard3 and Abigail (Nash) Augur, married in Wey-
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mouth, Jan. 10, 1727, Susannah Colson, who was born in Hing- ham Apr. 20, 1707, the daughter of John1 and Susanna (Lincoln) Colson of Weymouth.
His will, dated Apr. 9, 1753, names wife Susanna; sons under 21, Jonathan, Ebenezer, and Benjamin; daughters, Abigail Clark, Susanna White, Mary Thayer, Sarah Thayer, Hannah and Lydia under 21. Nov. 4, 1763, Susanna Ager of Weymouth, was made guardian unto Lydia Ager, a minor, above 14 years of age, daughter of Richard Ager.
Children : —
1. Abigail, b. Oct. 19, 1727, m. 1744, Ebenezer Clark (Benjamin2).
2. Susanna, b. July 7, 1729, m. 1746, Micah White.
3. Sarah, b. Apr. 23, 1731, m. 1752, Timothy Thayer (Timothy).
4. Mary, b. Feb. 5, 1733, m. 1750, David Thayer, Jr.
5. Hannah, b. Nov. 10, 1734.
6. Rebecca, b. Mar. 27, 1737, not mentioned in father’s will.
7. Richard, b. Mar. 3, 1739, not mentioned in father’s will.
8. Jonathan, b. Nov. 3, 1740, d. 1815, m. 1772, Sarah Ayres, (2) 1783, Sarah Pratt.
9. Rachel, b. Oct. 25, 1742, d. 1792, m. 1761, Jacob Ford (Jacob0).
10. Ebenezer, b. Aug. 7, 1744, m. 1769, Elizabeth Hovey.
11. Benjamin, b. May 22, 1746, d. 1824, m. 1801, Relief Dunbar.
■+■12. Lydia, b. a. 1748, m. 1767, John Ford (Jacob5).
13. Zaccheus, bapt. Dec. 22, 1750, not mentioned in father’s will.
See Ford
Lydia5 Augur m. John6 Ford.
John Ford m. Sarah6 Reed.
Mehitable Ford m. Francis7 Bassett.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References Weymouth Records; History of Salem, Mass., 1924, Per ley, p. 217.
BABCOCK
11. David Badcock, a member of the church at Dorchester, 1640, was probably the father of George (d. 1671), and Robert of Milton and possibly of James (b. 1612), and of Margaret who died 1705, aged 75. She married in England Henry Leland (son of Hopestill1).
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10. Robert1 Badcock or Babcock and his brother George settled in Milton, Mass., in 1648, and were among the first fourteen owners of land. Robert had 107 acres ; assessor of Dorchester, 1657; selectman of Milton, 1668, ’70, ’73 and ’77; appointed sergeant, 1676; a captain in the Indian Wars; is called Capt. Badcock on the Milton Church records.
He married in 1649, Joanna - who was born in 1629, and
died Dec. 4, 1700, in Milton. He died Nov. 12, 1694. His will of Nov. 11, 1694, mentions his wife Joanna.
Children, first six born in Dorchester, last five in Milton : —
1. Samuel, b. 1650, d. 1690, m. 1674, Hannah Ernes.
2. Jonathan, b. 1652, d. 1732, m. 1676, Mary Curtis (Richard1), (2) Mary Hebard.
3. James, b. Jan. 12, 1654.
-j-4. Abigail, b. Feb. 1656, m. 1674, John Barber (George1).
5. Nathaniel, b. Mar. 14, 1658, d. 1719, m. Hannah - .
6. Caleb, b. Aug. 14, 1660.
7. Ebenezer, b. Oct. 2, 1662, d. 1717, m. Hannah - .
8. Hopestill, bapt. Nov. 8, 1663.
9. Hannah, b. Feb. 8, 1665, d. 1711, m. 1683, Joseph Morse.
10. Elizabeth, b. Dec. 24, 1666, d. 1732, m. Henry Vose.
11. Thankful, b. Feb. 18, 1669, m. 1687, George Lyon (George1) d. 1694, (2) 1701, Richard Smith.
See Barber
Abigail2 Babcock m. John2 Barber.
Abial Barber m. Elkanah3 Haven.
Mehitable4 Haven m. Daniel3 Haven.
Asa Haven m. Eunice6 Aldis.
Polly Haven m. John Bower5 Preston.
John Bower Preston m. Clarissa7 North.
Marcus North Preston m. Rebeccas Tenney.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References : — Babcock Genealogy, Stephen Babcock 1903, p. xxviii ; New England Family History, 1912; Milton, Mass., Vital Records; The Family of Badcock, W. S. Appleton, 1865 ; Society Colonial Wars, 1922.
BAILEY
10. Richard1 Bailey was born in Bishopstowe, Yorkshire, Eng., about 1619. He probably came in the ship Bevis, 1638. He was a lad of such marked piety that when a storm struck the
BABCOCK - BAILEY
I I
ship he was called upon to offer prayer. He was in Ipswich, Mass., 1638; removed to Rowley, 1639, where he owned land; a tailor ; he was one of the company who set up the first cloth mill
in America. He married Ednah - , probably Halsted, as she
received a legacy from her brother William Halsted of Concord in 1645. She was probably born in Halifax parish, West Riding, Yorkshire, Eng. He made his will Feb. 15, 1648, and died Feb. 16, 1648. They were both buried in Rowley. His widow married Dec. 1, 1648, Ezekiel Northend and had children and died Feb. 3, 1706. His brother James1 Bailey, b. a. 1612, d. 1677, at Rowley, m. Lydia - .
Only child : —
Joseph.
9. Deacon Joseph2 Bailey was born in Rowley, Mass., the son of Richard1. He married Abigail Trumbull, who was born in Rowley, Nov. 10, 1651, daughter of John1 and Ann Trumbull.
He was a freeman, Newbury, 1668. He was one of the lead¬ ing business men of Bradford after 1675; selectman, 23 years; a deacon from the formation of the church, 1682, until his death; held civil and military offices. He died Oct. 11, 1712; his widow died in Bradford, Nov. 17, 1735.
Children : —
1. Abigail, b. Mar. 9, 1672, d. 1689, m. Samuel Tenney (John2).
-|-2. Richard, b. Sept. 30, 1675, d. 1748, m. 1706, Joanna Webster (Nathan2).
3. Anne, b. Sept. 24, 1678, d. bef. 1713, m. 1702, Jonas Platts.
4. Elizabeth, b. Apr. 19, 1681, m. 1706, Robert Hastings, Jr.
5. Joseph, b. Feb. 13, 1683, d. 1755, m. 1710, Abigail Webster (Nathan2).
6. Ednah, b. June 26, 1686, m. 1717, John Hastings.
7. John, b. Nov. 26, 1691, m. 1712, Susanna Tenney (Samuel3).
8. Sarah, b. July 6, 1694, m. 1716, James Davis.
8. Richard3 Bailey was born in Bradford, Mass., Sept. 30, 1675, the son of Joseph2 and Abigail Bailey. He married in Bradford, Feb. 21, 1706, Joanna Webster, who was born in Brad¬ ford, Aug. 26, 1682, daughter of Nathan2 and Mary (Hazletine) Webster. He was born, lived and died in Bradford, on his father’s homestead. He was an active business man, prominent
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in town affairs and for twenty-five years held prominent offices. He was chosen deacon in the church, and selectman in the town after his father’s death. He owned land in several neighboring towns and also near Portland, Me. He died Nov. 19, 1748.
Children : —
+1. Jonathan, b. Dec. 9, 1706, m. 1733, Rebecca Hardy (Benjamin3).
2. Nathan, b. Dec. 13, 1708.
3. Abigail, b. Apr. 7, 1711.
4. Richard, b. Mar. 24, 1713, d. 1715.
5. Joseph, b. Jan. 28, 1714.
6. Richard, b. May 9, 1717.
7. Ebenezer, b. Apr. 16, 1719, m. 1740, Sarah Palmer.
8. Amos, b. Jan. 27, 1721, m. 1745, Sarah Cottel.
9. Joanna, b. Mar. 9, 1727, d. 1814, unm.
7. Jonathan4 Bailey was born in Bradford, Dec. 9, 1706, son of Richard3 Bailey. He married Sept. 25, 1733, Rebecca Hardy, who was born in Bradford July 29, 1712, daughter of Benjamin3 and Rebecca (Bond) Hardy. He lived on part of his father’s homestead in Bradford.
Children : —
1. Rebecca, b. July 28, 1736, d. 1827, m. 1759, William Balch.
2. Susanna, b. Mar. 18, 1738, m. 1758, Samuel Greenough (Daniel).
3. Jonathan, b. Mar. 4, 1742, d. 1823, m. 1773, Mary Ames (Nathaniel).
4. Benjamin, b. July 31, 1746.
-j-5. William, b. Sept. 6, 1750, d. 1817, m. 1772, Anne Chase (Samuel4).
6. William5 Bailey was born in Bradford, Sept. 6, 1750, son of Jonathan4 Bailey. He married in 1772, Anne Chase, who was born in Newbury, Aug. 7, 1755, daughter of Samuel4 and Sarah (Stewart) Chase. He lived and died in Bradford; he died Mar. 18, 1817 , and his widow, Apr. 17, 1818. They were buried in the old cemetery of East Bradford (now Groveland).
Children : —
-j-1* Rebecca, b. May 13, 1773, d. 1873, m. 1795, Silas Tenney (Thomas5).
2. Sarah, b. May 19, 1775, m. William Little.
3. Anne, b. Dec. 15, 1798, m. James Hills.
BAILEY
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See Tenney
Rebecca0 Bailey m. Silas6 Tenney.
William Tenney m. Emeline3 Murray.
Rebecca Bailey Tenney m. Marcus N.7 Preston.
Annie Rebecca Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References Genealogy of Middlesex Co. Cutter, vol. 4, p. 2003; Poor’s Merrimack Valley; Essex Antiquarian, vols. 3-5.
BAILEY
11. Thomas1 Bailey (or Bayley), was born in England and came to Weymouth, Mass., before 1635, and was a freeman 1640. One of the first real estate records in Weymouth was of 1644, when Thomas Dyer sold to Thomas Bayley his “house, barne” etc. A prominent man, he held many offices. Constable, 1655. His wife — name unknown — had probably died as she was not men¬ tioned in his will — dated May 23, 1681, probated Oct. 10, 1681 — which mentions his oldest son John, son Thomas and daughter Esther, wife of John King. He died 1681 and was buried at Weymouth.
Children : —
John, d. 1686, m. Hannah - .
-f-Thomas, d. 1690, m. 1660, Ruth Porter (Richard1).
Samuel, d. 1691, in expedition to Canada, m. Mary - .
Esther, m. a. 1654, John1 King.
10. Thomas2 Bailey was born in Weymouth, Mass., the son of Thomas1 Bailey. He married Sept. 19, 1660, Ruth Porter, who was born in Weymouth Oct. 3, 1639, the daughter of Richard1 and Ruth Porter. He married second, Widow Hannah (Rogers) Pratt, daughter of Samuel Rogers. He was in the Weymouth
militia. He died 1690.
\
Children : —
-(-Christian, b. Oct. 26, 1662, d. 1732, m. 1682, Ebenezer Whitmarsh (John21).
Samuel, b. Feb. 21, 1666, d. before 1690.
Mary, b. Feb. 10, 1670.
Sarah, b. Sept. 29, 1674, m. 1704, Joseph White.
Martha, was living 1691.
Ruth, m. Henry Ward.
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BASSETT-PRESTON ANCESTRY
Second wife’s : —
Thomas, b. Apr. 24, 1687.
See W HITMARSH
Christian3 Bailey m. Ebenezer3 Whitmarsh.
Mary Whitmarsh m. Andrew4 Ford.
Jacob Ford m. Sarah4 Poole.
John Ford m. Lydia0 Augur.
John Ford m. Sarah0 Reed.
Mehitable Ford m. Francis7 Bassett.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References : — Bailey Genealogy, Hollis R. Bailey, 1899 ; Historical Sketch of Weymouth, v. 2, p. 40; N. E. H. & G. Reg., v. 48, p. 185.
BAKER
10. Thomas1 Baker was probably born in Norwich, Eng., in 1608. He came to Massachusetts and was an early settler of Rox- bury about 1636. A miller and a blacksmith; a freeman, 1649.
He married in Roxbury Elizabeth - , who died there Aug. 6,
1655. He married second Mar. 27, 1663, Mary, daughter of Robert Gamlin. He served in King Philip’s War, 1675. Massa- soit, chief of the Wampanoags, kept sacredly for fifty years the treaty he made with the Pilgrims, and was helpful to them, but after his death his tribe, under his son Philip, joined with other tribes in ravaging the frontier settlements. The colonists con¬ quered and the war ended, Aug. 12, 1676, with the death of Philip. The Indians had lost heavily and many of them were sent to the West Indies as slaves. This was known as King Philip’s War. He died in Roxbury Jan. 28, 1684. On the church records we read “Father Baker was buried, a man old, blind, and godly.” His will, dated Oct. 27, 1683, proved Feb. 1684, mentions his brother Richard Baker. His gravestone is still to be seen in Eustis Street burying ground.
Children : —
Elizabeth, b. Oct. 2, 1641, d. 1681, m. 1668, Jonathan Jackson (Edward1).
John, b. 1644, d. 1732, m. - .
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15
Joseph, b. Feb. 24, 1648.
-)-Sarah, bap. Apr. 24, 1650, d. 1725, m. 1671, Sebas Jackson (Edward1). Mary, bap. June 2, 1652, d. ae. 5 wks.
Mary, bap. Sept. 5, 1653, prob. d. y.
Second wife’s : —
Thomas, b. Jan. 7, 1664, killed by Indians 1676.
Mary, b. July 27, 1667, d. 1710, m. Roger1 Adams.
See Jackson
Sarah2 Baker m. Sebas2 Jackson.
Sarah Jackson m. Jonathan2 Draper.
Moses Draper m. Mary5 (Aldis) Allen.
Sarah (Draper) Whiting m. James6 Prentice.
Nahum Prentice m. Nancy8 Whipple.
Caroline Prentice m. Elam6 Rogers.
Elvira Rogers m. Charles R.8 Bassett.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References: — Jonathan Jackson — his Ancestors, 1907; The Warren, Jackson and Allied Families, 1903; Colonial Wars, 1922.
BALDWIN
14. Richard Baldwin was of Donrigge (Dundridge) Parish of Aston Clinton, Co. Bucks, Eng., where he died Feb. 1553. He married Ellen Apuke. She died 1566. His will, dated Jan. 16, 1553, made wife Ellen and son Henry executors. The names of his children, who were all under 19 at their father’s death, are from his will : — Alis ; Agnes, married William Grange and died
1567; Cicely; Letise, married - Foster; John; Henry,
married Alice King, and Richard.
13. Henry Baldwin, son of Richard and Ellen, was born and lived in Dundridge, Aston Clinton, Co. Bucks, Eng. He married Alice King who died Nov. 23, 1626. He died May 1602, and both are buried near his father. His will, proven July 2, 1602, men¬ tions wife Alice, son Robert and other children. His children were: — Richard, d. 1632, m. Christian Tuckfield; Sylvester, m.
1590, Jane Wells; John, d. 1637, m. Hannah - ; Robert, d.
1606, m. Joane - ; Agnes, d. a. 1622, m. Henry Stonehill ;
Jane d. a. 1622, m. James Bonus ; Mary, m. Richard Salter.
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BASSETT-PRESTON ANCESTRY
12. Sylvester Baldwin of Aston Clinton, Eng., son of Henry and Alice, married at Cholesbury, Co. Bucks, Sept. 28, 1590, Jane Wells (or Willis). He died before 1632. His children were: — John, d. 1632, unm. ; Henry, d. a. 1661, m. Mary Hurst; Richard,
d. before 1661, m. Philippa - ; George, d. 1596, young; Jane;
Sylvester, m. 1620, Sarah Bryan; Alice, prob. m. 1629, John Edwards ; William, m. - .
11. Sylvester1 Baldwin, born Aston Clinton, Eng., son of Sylvester and Jane, married 1620, Sarah Bryan. Their children were baptized at Aston Clinton. He died on the ship Martin , July 21, 1638, “midocean,” on the way to America with his wife and children. His family settled at New Haven, Conn., but moved to Milford, 1640. His widow married (2) Capt. John Astwood, in 1640. She died Nov. 1669, at Milford. Her will of Nov. 9, 1669, mentions her granddaughter Mary Woodruff, daughter of Mary Plum; dau. Sarah Fenn, and Elizabeth, widow of her son Richard. She was one of the wealthiest proprietors in Mil¬ ford, Conn.
Children : —
Sarah, bapt. Apr. 22, 1621, d. 1663, m. 1638, Benjamin1 Fenn.
Richard, bapt. Aug. 25, 1622, d. 1665, m. a. 1643, Elizabeth Alsop. -j-Mary, b. Feb. 19, 1625, d. 1708, m. 1642, Robert Plum (John1), (2) 1676, William East.
Martha, bapt. Apr. 20, 1628, prob. unm., d. bef. 1669.
John, bapt. Oct. 28, 1635, d. 1682, m. 1656, Mary Richardson, (2) 1672, Rebecca (Palmer) Cheesebrough.
Three children: Mary, b. 1624; Samuel, b. 1632, and Elizabeth, b. 1634 died in Eng.
See Plum
Mary2 Baldwin m. Robert2 Plum.
Mary Plum m. Matthew2 Woodruff.
Samuel Woodruff m. Mary3 Judd.
Samuel Woodruff m. Elizabeth4 Norton.
Lot Woodruff m. Martha6 Hart.
Dolly Woodruff m. Linus6 North.
Clarissa North m. John Bower6 Preston.
Marcus North Preston m. Rebecca B.8 Tenney.
Annie Rebecca Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References : — N. E. H. & G. Reg., vols. 26 and 38 ; Baldwin Genealogy, C. C. Baldwin, 1881.
BALDWIN - BALLARD
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BALLARD
9. William1 Ballard, born in England, about 1617, came probably in the Mary and John from London, 1634, to Massa¬ chusetts. He became one of the earliest settlers in Andover where he was admitted freeman May 2, 1638, a husbandman. His was the 16th name on the list of free householders in Andover, 1644, where he probably lived most of his life. In 1662 he deposed he “was aged abought 45.” He was in the garrison at Chelmsford in King Philip’s War, 1675. A member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Co., 1639. The Elizabeth Bal¬ lard who was born 1617, died 1657, and married, 1634, Robert Seaver, was probably his sister. He married in England Grace Berwick who was born 1609, the daughter of Thomas and Ann Berwick of Bristol, Eng. She died in Andover, Apr. 27, 1694. He had died July 10, 1689, in Andover. His estate was admin¬ istered Oct. 1689 by his son Joseph.
Children : —
Joseph, b. a. 1642, d. 1722, m. 1665, Elizabeth Phelps (Edward1), (2) 1692, Wid. Rebecca (Rea, Stevens) Horne.
Elizabeth, d. 1689, m. 1668, William Blunt.
William, d. a. 1723, m. 1682, Hannah Hooper (William1).
-j- Sarah, d. 1733, m. 1670, Henry Holt (Nicholas1).
John, b. Jan. 17, 1653, d. 1715, m. 1681, Rebekah Hooper (William1).
Hannah, b. Aug. 14, 1655, m. 1681, John Spalding.
Lydia, b. Apr. 30, 1657, m. 1674, Joseph Butterfield (Benjamin1).
Abigail, d. a. 1726, m. 1703, Samuel Wheat (Moses), (2) 1716, Boaz Brown.
Ann, m. Samuel Butterfield (Benjamin1).
See Holt
Sarah2 Ballard m. Henry2 Holt.
George Holt m. Mary3 Bixbee.
Hannah Holt m. Jethro4 Rogers.
Abijah Rogers m. Polly Wetherbee.
Elam Rogers m. Caroline8 Prentice.
Elvira Rogers m. Charles R.8 Bassett.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References Ballard Genealogy, Chas. F. Farlow, 1911; Ballard and Allied Families, L. E. DeForest, 1924; Socy. Col. Wars, 1922.
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BASSETT-PRESTON ANCESTRY
BALLARD
10. Mr. William1 Ballard was bapt. in Warwickshire, Eng., Aug. 12, 1603, and came to Lynn in the James in 1635, with his wife Mary, ag'ed 26, and two children, Hester two, and John, one year old. A farmer. He was admitted freeman in 1638, and the same year 60 acres were granted him in Lynn. He was a mem¬ ber of Essex Court 1638, and became a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Co., 1638. He died Mar. 1639. His estate was settled in 1643. He married (2) Elizabeth Lee and he willed her half of his estate. She married (2) William Knight of Salem and had four children; he died, 1655, and she married (3) 1656, Allen Bread. She died 1695.
Children : —
1. William, prob. b. Eng., d. 1695, m. Rebecca.
2. Hester, b. 1632, m. Joseph Jenks (Joseph1). Their son Joseph3 was Gov. of R. I.
3. John, b. 1633, d. 1725, m. Susanna Story, (2) Rebecca - .
-)-4. Nathaniel, b. a. 1636, d. 1722, m. 1662, Rebecca Hudson.
9. Nathaniel2 Ballard, born about 1636, in Lynn, son of
William1 and probably his second wife, Elizabeth Lee, married in
*
Lynn, Dec. 16, 1662, Rebecca Hudson, who died May 16, 1724, in Lynn. He served in the Wampanoag War, under Capt. Pren¬ tice in 1675, and was given land for service at Narragansett Fort, 1685. Joseph Jenks, a Governor of Rhode Island, said Rebecca was of the same family as Hendrik Hudson. A husbandman of Lynn, a freeman, 1691, he died Jan. 12, 1722, at Lynn.
Children : —
-j-1. Mary, b. June 13, 1666, d. 1734, m. 1688, Moses Haven (Richard1).
2. Nathaniel, b. Dec. 4, 1670, d. 1672.
3. Susanna, b. June 12, 1673, m. 1690, Benjamin Fuller.
4. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 2, 1675, prob. d. 1722, unm.
5. Esther, b. Feb. 14, 1678, m. bef. 1721, - Becket.
6. Sarah, b. May 13, 1681, was unm. 1755.
7. Abigail, b. 1683, m. 1721, John1 Poole, his fourth wife. He d.
1727. (2) Samuel Pearce.
8. Jemima, b. Jan. 20, 1684, was perhaps “Jeremiah.”
BALLARD - BANGS
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9. William, b. Apr. 23, 1686, d. 1771, m. (1) 1713, Sarah Burrill (John1), (2) 1721, Deborah (Tobey) Ivory, (3) after 82 yrs. old.
10. Nathaniel, b. Mar. 1688, d. 1733, unm.
See Haven
Mary3 Ballard m. Moses2 Haven.
Daniel3 Haven m. Mehitabel4 Haven.
Asa4 Haven m. Eunice6 Aldis.
Polly Haven m. John Bower5 Preston.
John Bower6 Preston m. Clarissa7 North.
Marcus N. Preston m. Rebecca B.® Tenney.
Annie Rebecca Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References Ballard Family, E. S. Ballard, 1907; Ballard Genealogy, Barlow, 1911; Babcock and Allied Families, L. E. DeForest, 1928; Society Colonial Wars, 1922.
BANGS
13. Richard Bangs, a freeman of Norwich, Eng., in 1547, was a tanner. “Richard Bangs, gentleman and Margaret, his wife owned lands,” and he was a man of wealth for those days. He died Nov. 21, 1586. His widow married, 1587, Mr. John Kinge of Norwich, and died 1592. Her will, proved Feb. 15, 1592, mentions her sons Robert and Edmond, daughters Sarah and Elizabeth Banges, but does not mention John who was son and heir.
12. John Bangs was probably born at Norwich, about 1560, the son of Richard and Margaret Bangs. He married about 1588, Jane - . He died Feb. 11, 1632, and was buried at Hemp¬
stead, Eng. His wife Jane died at just about the same time. John’s will, dated Aug. 20, 1631, was probated Feb. 20, 1632. John Banges of Hempstead, Co. Essex, Eng., to “wife Jane all movable goods, unless she cupple herself to another man”; to children: — John, Edward, James, Jonas, Sampson and Joshua, and daughter, Jane Payne.
11. Captain Edward1 Bangs, son of John and Jane Bangs, was born in England in 1592. He came from Chichester, Eng.,
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BASSETT- PRESTON ANCESTRY
to Plymouth in 1623 in the Ann. A shipwright, he superintended the building of the first ship, a barque, at Plymouth; later, after 1657, he was a merchant. Freeman, 1633 ; assessor, 1634; juror, 1636; member of the Plymouth Military Company, 1643. He was appointed in 1627, to build wolf traps. In 1645 he moved to Eastham, and was their first town treasurer, an office which he held for 19 years. He was Deputy to General Court from Eastham for several years. Captain of the guard against the Indians.
He married, 1627, Lydia Hicks, daughter of Robert1 Hicks,
who died soon. About 1630, he married, second, Rebecca - .
He died at Eastham, 1678, aged 86, having given forty years of public service to Plymouth Colony. A tablet to his memory was placed in the Town Hall of Eastham, Aug. 26, 1916, by his descendants. His will, dated Oct. 19, 1677, mentions his daughters Howes, Higgins, Done, and Hall, Merrick and Atwood, and children of daughter Rebecca, deceased, and sons John, Joshua and Jonathan. The claim that his second wife was Rebecca Hobart, the daughter of Edmund1 Hobart, has no proof.
Children : —
John, probably only child of 1st wife, m. 1661, Hannah Smalley (John).
-j-Rebecca, b. 1635, d. bef. 1676, m. 1654, Jonathan2 Sparrow (Richard1).
Joshua, b. a. 1637, d. bef. 1700, m. 1669, Hannah Scudder (John1).
Sarah, b. 1638, d. 1683, m. 1656, Capt. Thomas Howes (Thomas1).
Jonathan, b. 1640, d. 1728, m. 1664, Mary Mayo (Samuel2), d. 1711,
(2) Sarah - , d. 1717, (3) 1720, Ruth (Cole) Young, dau. of Daniel
Cole.
Lydia, b. 1642, d. a. 1707, m. 1661, Benjamin Higgins (Richard1), (2) Nicholas Snow.
Hannah, b. 1644, d. bef. 1694, m. 1662, John Doane (John1).
Bethia, b. May 28, 1650, d. 1696, m. a. 1668, Gershom Hall (John1).
Mercy, b. Oct. 15, 1651, d. bef. 1691, m. Dec. 28, 1670, Stephen Merrick (William1).
Apphia, b. Oct. 15, 1651, m. Dec. 28, 1670, John Knowles (Richard1), d. 1675, (2) Stephen Atwood (Stephen1).
See Sparrow
Rebecca2 Bangs m. Jonathan2 Sparrow.
Rebecca Sparrow m. Thomas3 Freeman.
Mercy Freeman m. Paul3 Sears.
Hannah Sears m. Thomas4 Howes.
Thomas0 Howes m. Bathsheba5 Sears.
BANGS - BARBER
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Deborah Howes m. Lot6 Bassett.
Francis Bassett m. Mehitable8 Ford.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References : — Edward Bangs, the Pilgrim, Chas. H. Bangs, 1916 ; Bangs Family Papers, G. E. Bangs, 1917 ; Bangs Family, Dean Dudley, 1896 ; Society Colonial Wars, 1922.
BARBER
10. George1 Barbour (Barber), born in England 1615, embarked in the Transport July 4, 1635, and was living in Ded¬ ham, Mass., 1640. He helped make the settlement of Medfield, where he built a mill and was an original proprietor; a freeman in 1647; member of Ancient and Honorable Artillery Co., 1646; chief military officer of Medfield after 1649 ; was selectman 10 years ; town clerk 23 years ; Representative to General Court, 1668-9, 1676-82; sergeant; captain; defended Medfield in King Philip’s War, 1675-6. In 1663 he beat the drum for which the town paid him 4 bushels and 3 pecks of corn. He married, Sept. 24, 1642, Elizabeth Clark, daughter of Rowland1 Clark of Dedham. She died Dec. 22, 1683, and he married, second, 1683, Joan (Faxon) Fisher, widow of Anthony2 Fisher (who died 1670 at Dedham). He died Apr. 13, 1685. His widow Joan died 1694.
Children : —
1. Elizabeth, b. 1641, d. 1643.
2. Mary, b. June 27, 1643, d. 1643.
3. Mary, b. Nov. 31, 1644, d. 1700, m. 1666, Jonathan Morse (Daniel2).
4. Samuel, b. Nov. 6, 1646, d. 1736, m. 1674, Mary Harding.
-)-5. John, b. Jan. 13, 1649, d. 1688, m. 1674, Abigail Babcock (Robert1).
6. Elizabeth, b. Feb. 11, 1651, d. 1714, m. 1669, Daniel3 Morse (Daniel2).
7. Hannah, b. Apr. 16, 1654.
8. Zechariah, b. Sept. 29, 1656, d. 1705, m. 1683, Abiel Ellis (Thomas1).
9. Abigail, b. Oct. 20, 1659.
9. John2 Barber, born in Medfield, Mass., Jan. 13, 1649, son of George and Elizabeth Barber, married in Dorchester, Dec. 17,
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BASSETT-PRESTON ANCESTRY
1674, Abigail Babcock, who was born in Dorchester, Feb. 1656, daughter of Robert1 and Joanna Babcock. He lived in Medfield, and built a saw mill there in 1674. He died Feb. 28, 1688.
Children : —
1. John, b. Apr. 24, 1676, d. 1691.
2. Abigail, b. Apr. 26, 1679, d. 1713, m. 1700, Ichabod Harding (John2).
3. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 28, 1681, d. 1710, m. 1699, John Death (John1).
4. George, b. Dec. 5, 1684, d. 1747, m. bef. 1708, Ann - .
+5. Abiel, b. Sep. 12, 1687, d. bef. 1714, m. 1708, Elkanah Haven (John2).
See Haven
Abiel3 Barber m. Elkanah3 Haven.
Mehitabel4 Haven m. Daniel3 Haven.
Asa4 Haven m. Eunice6 Aldis.
Polly Haven m. John Bower0 Preston.
John Bower6 Preston m. Clarissa' North.
Marcus North Preston m. Rebecca B.s Tenney.
Annie Rebecca Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References: — History of Medfield, Tilden, 1887; Medfield Vital Records; Society Colonial Wars, 1922.
BARTLETT
9. Joseph1 Bartlett of Cambridge Village (now Newton), married Oct. 27, 1668, Mary Waite who was born Feb. 15, 1646, the daughter of Richard1 and Elizabeth Waite of Boston. In 1675 he mortgaged his dwelling house and four acres of land to Thomas Prentice, Sen. Joseph died Dec. 26, 1702, and his widow died Dec. 21, 1721.
Children : —
Mary, b. Feb. 17, 1672.
Joseph, b. Mar. 5, 1673, d. 1750, m. a. 1696, Hannah - , d. 1730, (2)
1732, Mercy Hyde.
Mary, b. Mar. 5, 1673.
Elizabeth, b. Feb. 5, 1677, d. 1722.
John, d. 1721, m. a. 1708, Patience - .
4-Sarah, d. 1767, m. 1708, Jonathan Willard (Jacob2).
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Sarah2 Bartlett m. Jonathan3 Willard.
Jonathan Willard m. Parthenia - .
Parthene (Willard) Lane m. William Wetherbee.
Polly Wetherbee m. Abijah5 Rogers.
Elam Rogers m. Caroline8 Prentice.
Elvira Rogers m. Charles R.8 Bassett.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References History of Early Settlement of Newton, Mass., F. Jackson, 1854; Savage’s Gen. Diet.
BASSETT
10. William1 Bassett came from England in 1621. The earliest Bassett record in England is of Thurstine de Bassett, who came from Normandy in 1066, as Grand Falconer of William the Conqueror. His name is in the Domesday Book and in the Battle Abbey Roll. Thurstine built Beaupre Castle, near Cowbridge in Glamorgan, Wales, soon after the battle of Hastings. His son Lord Ralph Bassett was Chief Justice of England, under Henry I (1068-1135). The Bassetts of England are probably descended from this family but we have no records that show any line.
The following translation from the records of the city of Ley¬ den, Holland, where the Pilgrims were then living, may possibly refer to William who came in the Fortune, but more probably to his father. “On the 19th of March, 1611, were affianced William Bassett, drayman (or journeyman mason) from Sandwich in Eng¬ land, the widower of Cecilia Light, accompanied by Roger Wilson and William Brewster, his friends, and Margaret Butler/' The bride died before the third calling, and was interred Apr. 9, 1611. “On the 26th of July, 1611, were affianced, and on the 13th Aug. were married William Bassett, Englishman, widower of Cecilia Light, accompanied by Roger Wilson and Edward Southworth, his friends, and Margaret Oldham, young maid from England."
William Bassett was one of thirty-five who came in 1621, in the Fortune, landing in November. He remained in Plymouth until 1638, then went to Duxbury where for several years he and Capt. Miles Standish were alternately deputies of the town to
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General Court. As he was rated one of the highest on the tax list he must have been a man of property.
In 1645 the town of Duxbury was granted a plantation, to the west, four miles in each direction from a given center. This was divided between fifty-four, who were called original proprie¬ tors ; among them were John Alden, Miles Standish, William
Bradford, William Bassett, William Collier, Constant Southworth
\
and Christopher Wadsworth — all but the first two being Bassett ancestors. They paid Massasoit, the friendly chief of the neighbor¬ ing Indians, for this land, seven coats — a yard and a half in each coat — nine hatchets, eight hoes, twenty knives, four moose skins and ten and a half yards of cotton cloth. Each settler had a grant of a house lot of six acres. This was incorporated as Bridgewater in 1656.
The nearest corn mill was at Taunton and they often walked there carrying their grists on their backs.
He became a large land holder and had the largest library
owned by any of the Pilg'rims. He was a blacksmith and “armorer.”
He was a volunteer in the war against the Pequots in 1637 ; a member of Capt. Myles Standish’s Military Company, 1643.
He married, probably in England, Elizabeth - , who was the
mother of his children. When a division of the cattle of the colony was made in 1627, the sixth lot, consisting of “the lesser of the black cowes came at first in the Ann, the bigest of the two steers, and two shee goats ’ came to a company of thirteen persons among whom were William and Elizabeth Bassett and Willyam Bassett, Jr., and Elyzabeth Bassett, Jr., showing there were two children at that time.
His wife died before 1650, and he married, after 1651, Mary (Tilden) Lapham, who was baptized in Tenterden, Eng., 1610, daughter of Nathaniel Tilden, and widow of Thomas Lapham — who died 1648. He had no children by his second wife. He died in Bridgewater in 1667, between Apr. 3— the date of his will— and May 12 — the date of inventory. His widow, Mary, signed a receipt Sept. 1667, which is the latest record we have of her. In the inventory of his property appear, “a pair of bellowes, an Anvill, a vice, tongs and hammers and coal shovels, a feather bed and bol¬ ster and sheets, one other smal feather bed, 2 pillows, 2 blankets,
4 guns, 1 buggy,” and several books, among them being “Wilson’s
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Dixonary,” two concordances, and many commentaries on books of the Bible.
Later a highway was laid out to run by “old Goodm. Bassett’s.”
“The last will and Testament of William Bassett Sen. (as dictated by him on his death bed) exhibited to the court, holding at Plymouth the 1st day of June, Anno Dom. 1667, on the oath of William Brett and John Carey.
The third of the second month Anno Dom. 1667, the last will and Testa¬ ment of William Bassett, Sen. being very weak and sick, and having spoken to his wife, and said, Wife, I must leave thee, but I shall leave thee with the Lord. If God had lengthened out my life it might have been that thou mightest have been more comfortably provided for.’ But it being demanded of him by one who was acquainted with his mind about the disposition of his estate, whether his mind was as formerly: That he would give his movable goods with his chattels to his wife, answered, yes, it was his mind : and that she should have his house and grounds till she died : If she married not, and then he would give it to his son William, and his tools to his son Joseph: and it being demanded about his books which he formerly took care about, answered he could not now do it.
To satisfy as soon as we may. Present then with him we have set our hands as witnesses to the above writing so far as we know.
Witnesses hereunto
William Brett.
John Carey.
Children, all born in Plymouth: —
-f-1. William, b. 1624-5, d. 1670, m. 1652, Mary Rainsford (Edward1).
2. Elizabeth, b. 1626, m. Nov. 8, 1648, Thomas Burgess, Jr. After 13 yrs. she got the first recorded divorce granted in Plymouth Colony. He left in disrepute and went to R. I. She is said to have m. (2) William Hatch.
3. Nathaniel, b. 1628, d. 1710, m. 1672, Mary (or Dorcas?) a dau.
of John Joyce, m. (2) Hannah - .
4. Joseph, b. 1629, d. 1713, m. a. 1658, prob. Mary Lapham, d. 1676, m. (2) 1677, Martha Hobart (Edmund1).
“5; Sarah, b. a. 1630, d. 1711, m. 1648, Peregrine White (William1), 1st child of Mayflower pilgrims.
6. Ruth, b. a. 1632, m. 1655, John Sprague (Francis1), d. 1676, m. (2) - Thomas.
9. “Mr.” William2 Bassett, son of William1 and Elizabeth
Bassett, was born in Plymouth, Mass., 1624. He was one of the early settlers of Sandwich, and lived there until his death. He was licensed in 1659, to set up an “ordinary,” and to draw wines and sell spirituous liquors. He was Collector and Constable at Sandwich, 1657 ; Deputy to General Court at Plymouth, 1662 ;
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member of military company under Capt. Myles Standish, 1643. William Bassett and William Bassett, Jr., were on the “rolls of males between the ages of 16 and 60 able to perform military duty in Aug. 1643” at Duxbury. He was one of the few in the colony called “Mr.” He married about 1652, Mary Rainsford, who was born in Boston June 1, 1632, daughter of Elder Edward1 and Mary Raynesford. He died June 10, 1670, at Sandwich. His children were minors and Mr. Winslow and Mr. Hinckley
were chosen as guardians — both of whom later became governors of the colony.
His widow married, June, 1671, Lieut. James1 Percival, who came from Virginia about 1670, to Sandwich. They had three children. He died 1692. His will provides for his wife Mary, is sons John and James and daughter Elizabeth, daughter-in-law (w ich means wife’s daughter), Sarah Lewes, grandson John
. 1 lmnlST that dwells with me> son of Mary Bassett dec’d, and son- m- a^v Rathan Bassett (that is, wife’s son). Mary, twice widowed, died Apr. 12, 1694, at Falmouth.
Children : —
1. Alary, b. Nov. 21, 1654, d. bef. 1692, m (Thomas1).
1676, John Redding
+2. William, b. 1656, d. 1721, m. 1675, Rachel Williston.
,r ' Radian, b. 1657, d. 1743, at Chilmark, m. 1690, Mary Huckins (John).
4. Sarah, b. bef. 1692, Thomas Lewes of Falmouth.
8'. Col. William3 Bassett, the son of William2 and Mary (Rainesford) Bassett, was born in 1656. He lived in Sandwich. He married Oct. 9, 1675, Rachel Williston (or Wilkinson) of
Taunton, or (Society of Colonial Wars, Mass.), daughter of Thomas Willinton.
He was chief marshal of Plymouth Colony, 1689, until its union with Massachusetts Colony, 1691; a captain; member of Council of War, 1689; deputy, 1690, ’97, ’99, 1702, ’06 and ’07; major, 1702; colonel, 1707; Special Justice for the Indians. From 1710 to 1715 he was one of the judges of the Superior Court, and later, until his death was Register of Probate. He died in Sandwich, Sept. 29, 1721. The inscription on his grave¬ stone in the Sandwich burying ground reads : —
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Here lies ye body of Colonel William Bassett, Esq. who departed this life Sept, the 29th 1721 in ye 65th year of his age. He was a gentleman of great worth and usefulness. Blessed are the dead that dye in the Lord.
Children, all born in Sandwich : —
Mary, b. Oct. 20, 1676, m. 1698, Nathan Bourne (Elisha2).
Rachel, b. Oct. 25, 1679, d. 1744, m. 1696, Joseph Foster (John2).
+ William, b. a. 1680, prob. d. 1744, m. 1709, Abigail Bourne (Elisha2).
Jonathan, d. Dec. 1683.
Nathan, b. Mar. 1, 1685, d. 1743, m. Mary Stetson or Thankful Fuller.
Jonathan, m. 1708, Mary Gale.
Thankful, m. 1711, Matthias Ellis (Matthias2).
7. William4 Bassett, son of Col. William3 and Rachel (Williston?) Bassett, was born in Sandwich, Mass., and resided there. Probably he is the William who “died Feb. 3, 1744 in 64th year of his age” (gravestone in Sandwich burying ground) ; the adjoining stone is to Abigail his wife. He married Feb. 3, 1709, Abigail Bourne, who was born at Sandwich, July 22, 1684, daughter of Elisha2 and Patience (Skiff) Bourne. She died Feb. 15, 1764.
Children :
1. Mary, b. Dec. 24, 1709, m. 1734, Eliakim Tupper (Eliakinf).
2. William, b. Nov. 23, 1711, d. 1791, m. Dec. 1734, Lydia Smith, d.
1770, (2) 1770, Nellie (Lumbard) Barrows.
+3. Elisha, b. Feb. 15, 1714, d. 1794, m. 1739, Ruhama Jennings
(Samuel2).
4. John, b. Apr. 11, 1716, d. 1781, m. 1742, Mercy Newcomb.
5. Thomas, b. Jan. 4, 1718, m. 1746, Patience Toby (Cornelius3).
6. Nathaniel, b. Oct. 15, 1719, m. 1745, Hannah Hall (Joseph43).
7. Jonathan, b. May 6, 1721, m. 1748, Mary Freeman (John).
8. Abigail, Jr., b. Mar. 10, 1722-3, m. 1740, Eliakim Tobey (Samuel2).
9. Elizabeth, b. Feb. 15, 1725, m. 1752, Timothy Chipman (Samuel32).
10. Nathan, b. Dec. 17, 1727, d. 1728.
11. Hannah, b. 1730, m. 1752, Isaac Smith.
6. Capt. Elisha5 Bassett, son of William4 and Abigail (Bourne) Bassett, was born in Sandwich, Mass., Feb. 15, 1713-4. Removed from Sandwich to East Yarmouth — which was incor¬ porated 1793 as Dennis. He held commissions as captain in the royal militia, 1765 and 1772, but early in the controversy he sided
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with the colonies and surrendered his commission. Gen. Wash¬ ington offered him a captain’s commission early in the Revolution but on account of his age and other circumstances he declined it. Representative, 1774-5-6; ensign, 1748; lieutenant, 1758.
He married Oct. 11, 1739, Ruhamah Jennings, “a woman of fine education,” born Sandwich, May 1, 1716, daughter of Samuel2 and Remember (Smith) Jennings. She died Jan. 9, 1797 ; he died Feb. 12, 1793-4. They are buried in the burying ground near the center of Dennis, with gray slate gravestones, reading : — -
In memory of In memory of
Captain Elisha Bassett Ruhamah Bassett
who died Feb. 12, 1793 widow of Captain Elisha Bassett
AET 78 who died June 9
A.D. 1797 aged 81 years.
Commission of Elisha Bassett : —
“Francis Bernard, Esq., Captain-General and Governor-in-chief in and over His Majesty’s Province of Massachusetts Bay, in New England and Vice-Admiral of the same.
To ELISHA BASSETT. Gent,— Greeting.
By virtue of the power and authority in and by His Majesty’s Royal Com¬ mission to me granted &c, over this, His Majesty’s Province of the Massa¬ chusetts Bay aforesaid I do by these presents (reposing special trust and confidence in your loyalty, courage and good conduct) constitute and appoint you, the said Elisha Bassett, to be Captain of the Second Military Company of foot of Yarmouth, and in the Regiment of militia in the County of Barnstable, whereof Silas Baum is Colonel.
You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the duty of a Captain in leading, ordering and exercising said Company — in arms, both inferior officers and soldiers and keep them in good order and discipline, and they are hereby commanded to obey you as their Captain — and you are yourself to observe and follow orders and instructions, as you shall from time to time receive from your Colonel or other superior officers, according to military rules and discipline, pursuant to the trust reposed in you.
Given under my hand and seal at Arms, at Boston, the eleventh day of June, — in the fifth year of the Reign of His Majesty, King George the Third. Anno Domini, 1765.
By His Excellency’s Command John Cotten, Secretary.”
In 1774 Governor Gage ordered an assembly to convene Oct. 5th, but later countermanded it. Ninety members of the assembly met however, the Governor not attending, they drew up a plan for the immediate defense of the Province, by enlisting
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men and appointing general officers. One of these ninety men was Elisha Bassett of Yarmouth. Barnabas Howes of Ashfield, Mass., in 1883 wrote: “I have often heard his grand-daughter, my mother, speak of this patriotic act of his, as a manifestation of great courage and decision of character. For his house stood on the north side of Cape Cod, in what is now Dennis, close by the sea-shore. A war-ship might easily send men to arrest and hang him, and destroy his house and family. Then the pecuniary sacri¬ fice of going a representative was severely felt by them. My mother has repeatedly told how her grandmother, whose name was Ruhamah Jennings before her marriage, was constantly saying, We could always get a piece of silver out of the chest before grand-father went representative.’ ”
Children : —
1. Lydia, b. Aug. 14, 1740, m. 1760, Abraham Howes (Judah4).
2. Abigail, b. Jan. 30, 1742, m. 1771, Samuel Howes (Samuel4).
3. Elisha, b. Mar. 14, 1744, d. 1832, m. 1772, Susanna Howes (Lemuel4).
4. Samuel, b. Apr. 17, 1747, d. 1824, m. 1774, Anna Watts, d. 1775, (2) 1777, Mary Howland, d. 1783, (3) 1783, Elizabeth Luce, d. 1790, (4) 1792, Rachel Fish.
5. William, b. June 22, 1750, d. 1789, m. 1786, Betsey Howes (Jon¬ athan5, David4).
6. Deborah, b. Oct. 30, 1752, d. 1784, m. 1773, Levi Howes (David4). +7. Lot, b. Jan. 22, 1755, d. 1835, m. 1782, Deborah Howes (Thomas5 4).
5. Lot6 Bassett, son of Elisha5 and Ruhamah (Jennings) Bassett, was born Jan. 22, 1755. He married Jan. 31, 1782, Deborah Howes born Nov. 15, 1761, Yarmouth, Mass., daughter of Thomas5 and Bathsheba (Sears) Howes. He resided in Yar¬ mouth. A soldier in the Revolutionary War, 1776; corporal, 1777; sergeant, 1778, in Capt. Matthias Tobey’s Company; on the pension rolls, March, 1833. He moved, 1782, taking his family in an ox cart, to Ashfield, where he was one of the first settlers. He died there July 23, 1835, and his wife died June 6, 1846. They are both buried in Ashfield at Spruce Corner. They were people of sterling good sense, honest, industrious, frugal almost to a fault. At that time the land between the Connecticut and Hudson rivers was a wilderness except where a pioneer had settled and made a home in the primeval forest. His brother Elisha moved to Ashfield in 1797.
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Children : —
1. William, b. Dec. 11, 1782, d. 1860, m. a. 1816, Polly Trow, she d. 1821.
2. Deborah, b. Feb. 20, 1784, d. Jan. 30, 1806.
3. Polly, b. Jan. 19, 1786, d. Jan. 6, 1806.
4. Thomas, b. Apr. 10, 1789, d. 1869, m. 1815, Fanny Sears, d. 1847, m. (2) 1856, Mrs. Martha Raymond Pool, she d. 1870.
5. Elisha, b. July 27, 1791, d. Apr. 25, 1815.
6. Lydia, b. Feb. 10, 1794, d. 1880, m. 1822, Lucius Smith.
-(-7. Francis, b. May 14, 1796, d. 1876, m. Mehitabel Ford (John'6).
8. Abigail, b. May 27, 1799, d. May 5, 1881, unm., aged 82. Known
as Aunt Nabby.
9. Samuel, b. July 26, 1802, d. Apr. 11, 1876, unm.
10. Lot, b. Mar. 13, 1805, d. Mar. 15, 1881, unm.
Inscriptions on their gravestones : —
Lot Bassett a soldier of the Revolution and one of the first settlers of Ashfield, died July 23, 1835, aged 80 years.
Deborah wife of Lot Bassett died June 6, 1846, aet. 84. Mother of 10 children who all lived to arrive at the age of manhood 7 of whom survived their parents.
4, Francis7 Bassett, son of Lot6 and Deborah (Howes) Bassett, was born at Spruce Corner, Ashfield, Mass., May 14, 1796. He married Mehitabel Ford, born July 23, 1801, daughter of John7 and Sally (Reed) Ford. She died at Ashfield, Nov. 1, 1892, aged “91 yrs. 3 Mos. 7 Ds” (gravestone). He died May 18, 1876, aged “80 Yrs 4 Ds” (gravestone). They are both buried at Ashfield. When he was about forty years old he bought a house and large pasture in Ashfield Plain where he lived the rest of his life.
His wife fell down stairs and broke her hip when about eighty- five years old. She was an especially handsome woman with blue eyes and yellow curly hair. She was skillful in making cheese, straw hats, rugs, bedspreads, etc.
Children : —
1. Julia Ann, b. May 24, 1823, d. Aug. 25, 1890, m. June 26, 1856, Henry S. Ranney (1817-1899).
2. Francis, b. July 1, 1825, d. Mar. 14, 1888, m. June 29, 1849, Cordelia A. Swift (1830-1867).
3. Mehitabel, b. Aug. 26, 1827, d. Aug. 7, 1895, m. July 8, 1852, Chauncey Bryant (1823-1905).
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4. Orvilla, b. Dec. 3, 1830, d. Dec. 21, 1914, m. Nov. 18. 1856, Joseph Hall (1828-1896).
5. John Henry, b. Sept. 1, 1833, d. June 30, 1893, m. Sept. 8, 1859, Sylvia H. Longley (1835-1909).
6. Emily Celestia, b. Feb. 7, 1835, d. July 26, 1908, m. Oct. 30, 1856, Thomas L. Eldridge (1830-1910).
+7. Charles Ralph, b. Dec. 14, 1836, d. Apr. 20, 1919, m. 1860, Elvira Rogers.
8. Ann Eliza, b. May 5, 1839, d. Feb. 6, 1929, m. May 11, 1870, Levi Ford (1833-1899).
9. Rosalind Sarah, b. May 7, 1843, d. July 22, 1920, m. June 11, 1868, Ralph H. Ranney (1845-1876).
3. Charles Ralph8 Bassett was born Dec. 14, 1836, in Spruce Corner, Ashfield, Mass., the son of Francis and Mehitabel (Ford) Bassett. While still a boy, along with his farm work, he took trips, as far as New York State, with a pack, selling silk from farm to farm. When 21, having decided to follow merchan¬ dizing instead of farming, he came to New York, opening an office at 173 Broadway. This was the same building in which later he was a successful wholesale jewelry merchant for many years before he retired in 1897.
He married at Ballston, N. Y., Sept. 17, 1860, Elvira Rogers, who was born in Aurelius, N. Y., Sept. 17, 1837, the daughter of Elam and Caroline (Prentice) Rogers.
In 1862’ he moved from Ballston to Brooklyn, N. Y. In 1870 he moved to Watertown, N. Y., which he made headquarters in his trade with country stores in surrounding counties. In 1884 he returned to Brooklyn, continuing from his New York office his merchandizing in Northern New York. In 1906 he removed to Buffalo where he died Apr. 20, 1919.
His wife had a remarkable knowledge of hygiene and was the neighborhood adviser in times of sickness. She was a great reader of the best literature and a brilliant letter writer. One of her principal ambitions was to give her children the best available education. She died at the home of her daughter Mary in Buffalo, May 28, 1923. Both are buried at Ashfield, Mass.
Children : —
1. George Barclay, b. June 17, 1861, m. Jan. 8, 1890, Anna Kingman.
1. Charles Kingman, b. June 12, 1891, m. Feb. 1, 1921, Jean Van Inwagen.
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1. Barbara, b. Jan. 5, 1922.
2. Kingman, b. July 11, 1924.
3. Nancy, b. Nov. 12, 1925.
4. Priscilla, b. Jan. 25, 1927.
2. Robert Sturtevant, b. Mar. 19, 1894, m. June 5, 1917, Florence Banks.
1. Marcia Isabel, b. May 7, 1919.
2. Norman Banks, b. May 6, 1922.
-j-2. Edward Murray, b. Feb. 7, 1863, m. 1890, Annie R. Preston.
3. Mary, b. Oct. 17, 1866, m. Apr. 21, 1891, Charles Mather Har¬ rington.
1. Henry Bassett, b. Feb. 22, 1892, m. Apr. 15, 1922, Emilie G. Fuller.
1. Charles Frederick, b. Apr. 24, 1923.
2. Roger Fuller, b. Dec. 24, 1925.
3. Patricia Ann, b. Sept. 23, 1929.
2. Ralph Mather, b. Dec. 21, 1893, m. Aug. 27, 1921, Dorothy
S. Holder.
1. Nancy, b. June 17, 1923.
2. Alfred Holder, b. Feb. 1, 1927.
3. Shirley Louise, b. Oct. 3, 1929.
3. George Louis, b. Feb. 18, 1896.
4. Ruth, b. Apr. 4, 1900, m. June 20, 1923, Walter A. Peterson.
1. Ann, b. June 15, 1924.
2. Jean, b. Apr. 29, 1927.
3. Ralph Harrington, b. May 8, 1928.
5. Mary, b. Apr. 30, 1904.
4. Effie Rogers, b. Apr. 26, 1869, m. Oct. 27, 1909, Alfred Harrison Martin.
5. Helen Whitin, b. Mar. 31, 1875, d. Nov. 28, 1900.
2. Edward Murray9 Bassett was born Feb. 7, 1863, in Brooklyn, N. Y., the son of Charles Ralph and Elvira (Rogers) Bassett. He studied at Hamilton College, Amherst College and Columbia Law School. He was admitted to the bar of New York in 1886.
He married in Bath, N. Y., May 14, 1890, Annie Rebecca Pres¬ ton who was born in Skaneateles, N. Y., May 12, 1865, daughter of Marcus North and Rebecca (Tenney) Preston.
Under the firm name of Bassett Brothers, his brother George and he built waterworks in Western New York villages, with head¬ quarters in Buffalo, 1886 to 1892.
He began the practice of law in New York, 1892; member, Brooklyn Board of Education, 1899-1901 ; member, 58th Congress (1903-5), Fifth N. Y. District; member first Public Service
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Commission, New York State, 1907-11; chairman of original zoning commission of Greater New York, 1913-1916; counsel, advisory commission on zoning, U. S. Dept, of Commerce, 1922- 1927. Writer on the law of public utilities, city planning, eminent domain and police power.
He and his wife resided at 178 Macon St., Brooklyn, from 1892 until 1896, and have since resided at 1716 Newkirk Ave., Flat- bush, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Children : —
1. Preston Rogers, b. Mar. 20, 1892, m. May 24, 1919, Jeanne Reed Mordorf.
Margaret Jeanne, b. June 6, 1920.
Preston Rogers, Jr., b. Oct. 16, 1922.
Allen Mordorf, b. Feb. 2, 1925.
2. Marion Preston, b. June 24, 1894, m. Oct. 6, 1917, James Cornelius Luitweiler.
Preston Bassett, b. Nov. 15, 1918.
James Cornelius, Jr., b. Feb. 26, 1920.
3. Isabel Deming, b. Jan. 11, 1897, m. June 11, 1920, Theron Rhodes Wasson.
Elizabeth Fuller, b. Sept. 20, 1921.
Edward Bassett, b. Dec. 6, 1925.
Anne Preston, b. Apr. 13, 1929.
^ 4. Howard Murray, b. Jan. 1, 1898, m. June 21, 1924, Carrie Lorion Campbell.
Elizabeth Ann, b. Aug. 8, 1928.
5. Helen Preston, b. Feb. 14, 1905, m. Dec. 24, 1926, Alfred Holl Hauser.
Alfred Holl, b. Dec. 2, 1927, d. Dec. 19, 1927.
Joan Holl, b. Jan. 19, 1929.
BIRD
11. Thomas1 Bird, born in England, was in Ipswich, Mass., where he had six acres of land in 1639. He bought land in Braintree in 1639, and in May, 1644, he was in Hartford, Conn. He bought land in Farmington. In 1653 he was chimney viewer. He died in Hartford, probably in the summer of 1662, as the inventory was taken then. His wife, sons James and Joseph, and daughters Hannah Scott and Mary North, received portions. His widow, Mary(?), was living Mar. 3, 1664.
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Children : —
James, b. a. 1635, d. 1708, m. 1657, Lydia Steele (John1), d. 1659, (2)
T^ct)€CC3. ■ — •,
+ Joseph, d. 1695, m. a. 1659, Mary Clarke (Joseph1).
Mary, m. - North, perhaps second wife of John1 North.
Hannah, m. Edmund (?) Scott.
10. Joseph2 Bird, son of Thomas1 and Mary Bird, was an early settler of Farmington, coming from Hartford. Freeman, 1657. He married, about 1659, Mary, daughter of Joseph1 Clarke of Windsor. She was bapt. Sept. 30, 1633. They were bot members of the Farmington Church. He died in 1690.
Children : —
Elizabeth.
Samuel, m. 1696, Esther Woodford (Joseph ).
Nathaniel, m. a. 1701, Sarah Woodford (Joseph1).
Thomas, d. unm.
James, m. - •
-4-Joseph, m. Mary Steele (John3). > .
Mary, m. a. 1693, Jonathan Smith (William ), his -d wife.
Mindwell, bap. Feb. 1681, d. unm.
9. Joseph3 Bird, son of Joseph2 and Mary Bird, married Mary, daughter of John3 and Ruth (Judd) Steele of Farmington, Conn. He died in 1729. His widow married, second, a Hart and lived in Northington, Conn.
Children : —
Samuel, m. 1730, Eunice Wadsworth.
• Ruth, m. 1730, John Patterson.
-{-Mary, d. 1774, m. 1722, Joseph Hart (Thomas ).
See Hart
Mary4 Bird m. Joseph4 Hart.
Ambrose Hart m. Martha Tuller.
Martha Hart m. Lot5 Woodruff.
Dolly Woodruff m. Linus6 North.
Clarissa North m. John Bower Preston.
Marcus North Preston m. Rebecca B. Tenney.
Annie Rebecca Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References :-Steele Family, Durrie, 1862; Goodwin-Morgan Lines, F. F. Starr, 1914; N. Y. Gen. and Biog. Record, 1928, p. 214.
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BIRDSEY
11. John1 Birdsey, born about 1616, came from Reading, Berkshire, Eng., 1636. He went to New Haven and thence in 1639 to Milford, Conn., where he was eminent for service in church and town. He married Phyllis (or Phillipa) Smith, daughter of Rev. Henry Smith of Wethersfield. Pie and his wife “Phillis” were dismissed from the church in Milford to the Strat¬ ford church, when he moved there in 1649, and he was chosen one of their first deacons. He married (2) in 1688, Alice, the widow of Robert Tomlinson. He died April 4, 1690, aged 74. His widow died Jan. 25, 1698.
Children :
1. John, b. Mar. 28, 1641, m. 1669, Phebe Wilcoxson (William1). -f-2. Joanna, b. Nov. 18, 1642, d. 1713, m. 1664, Timothy Wilcoxson (William1).
See Wilcoxson
Joanna2 Birdsey m. Timothy2 Wilcoxson.
Sarah Wilcoxson m. Robert1 McEwen.
Elizabeth McEwen m. Thomas3 Norton.
Elizabeth Norton m. Samuel4 Woodruff.
Lot Woodruff m. Martha* Hart.
Dolly Woodruff m. Linus6 North.
Clarissa North m. John Bower6 Preston.
Marcus N. Preston m. Rebecca8 Tenney.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References History of Stratford, Conn., Orcutt, 1886; Memorial History of Hartford Co., Trumbull, 1886.
BIXBY
10. George Bixby married Ann Cole. His father, grand¬ father and ancestors for many generations were land owners.
9. Sergt. Joseph1 Bixby, born in Little Waldingfield, Suffolk, Eng., 1620, and bapt. Oct. 28, 1621, was the son of George and Ann (Cole) Bigsbee or Bixbee. He married Oct. 15, 1647, Sarah (Wyatt) Heard, who was born in Suffolk Co., Eng., 1620, the daughter of John1 Wyatt. She had had three children by her
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first husband, Luke Heard of Newbury, who died Sept. 1647. She died June 3, 1704, ae. 84. He lived in Ipswich, Mass., 1637- 1660, then moved to that part of Rowley which became B oxford later. He was sergeant of the Rowley Train Band, served in King Philip’s War, 1675. Was on many committees in Rowley. His will of Nov. 11, 1699, probated Mar. 6, 1704, mentions his wife, sons Joseph, George, Jonathan, Daniel, and Benjamin, “daftars” Mary Stone and Abigail. He died “aged” at Boxford, Apr. 19, 1701. He deposed in 1674 that he was 54 years old. The name is of Danish origin.
Children : —
1. Joseph, b. 1649, d. a. 1725, m. 1682, Sarah Gould (John).
-f-2. Daniel, b. 1651, d. 1717, m. 1674, Hannah Chandler (Thomas2).
3. Benjamin, b. 1653, d. 1727, m. a. 1675, Mary - , (2) Mary - .
4. Sarah, b. 1655, d. 1657.
5. Nathaniel, b. 1657, d. 1658.
6. Mary, b. Feb. 18, 1659, m. - Stone.
7. George, b. 1661, d. a. 1730, m. bef. 1693, Rebecca Porter.
8. Jonathan, b. a. 1666, d. 1717, m. 1692, Sarah (or Mary) Smith.
9. Abigail, d. 1758 (m. 1720, William Bennett?).
8. Daniel2 Bixby, son of Joseph1 and Sarah (Wyatt) Bixby, was born in Ipswich, Mass., 1651. He married Dec. 2, 1674, Hannah Chandler, the daughter of Thomas2 and Hannah (Brewer) Chandler. He was a husbandman and carpenter; a member of South Parish Church, Andover, to which place he had moved before his marriage. His wall of Apr. 12, 1715, proved July 5, 1717, mentions wife Hannah, Joseph, Daniel, Thomas, David, Mephibosheth, Mary, and daughter-in-law Rachel. He died in Andover, May 7, 1717. His widow died at Andover, Nov. 20, 1730.
Children : —
1. Daniel, b. Andover, Sept. 18, 1675.
2. Hannah, b. Dec. 13, 1679, d. 1724, m. 1714, Stephen Barnard, Jr. (Stephen).
3. Thomas, b. Dec. 18, 1681, d. 1754, m. Deborah Elkins (Eliazer).
4. Sarah, b. Jan. 19, 1683, d. 1712.
5. Jonathan, b. a. 1685, d. 1714, m. 1709, Rachel Hobart.
6. David, b. Feb. 15, 1687, d. 1767, m. 1712, Abigail Butterfield (Joseph).
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7. Mephibosheth, b. Apr. 3, 1690, d. 1767, m. 1713, Mary Emmons (Thomas1).
+8. Mary, b. Apr. 10, 1693, m. 1716, George Holt (Henry2).
9. Joseph, b. Mar. 5, 1695, d. 1761, m. 1723, Experience Frost (Thomas).
See Holt
Mary3 Bixbee m. George3 Holt.
Hannah Holt m. Jethro4 Rogers.
Abijah Rogers m. Polly Wetherbee.
Elam Rogers m. Caroline8 Prentice.
Elvira Rogers m. Charles R.8 Bassett.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References Descendants of Joseph Bixby, Willard G. Bixby, 1919; Chandler Family, George Chandler, 1883; Society Colonial Wars, 1922.
BOND
10. John1 Bond, 4>apt. 1624, came from England about 1639; was in Newbury, Mass., 1642, and married there Aug. 15, 1649, Hester Blakely, who was born about 1630. He removed to Rowley about 1660, and from there to Haverhill, 1667, where he died Dec. 3, 1674. He was a farmer. His will was dated Oct. 31, 1674. His widow married May 5, 1675, John2 Williams of Haverhill, his second wife.
Children, all born in Newbury: —
1. John, b. June 10, 1650.
2. Thomas, b. Mar. 29, 1652, d. aged 8 wks.
+3. Joseph, b. Apr. 14, 1653, d. 1725, m. 1679, Sarah Williams (John21).
4. Hester (Esther), b. Sept. 3, 1655, living 1720, m. a. 1673, Aquila Chase (Aquila1).
5. Mary, b. Dec. 16, 1657, living in 1674.
6. Abigail, b. Nov. 6, 1660, m. 1676, Ezra Rolfe.
9. Joseph2 Bond, born in Newbury, Apr. 14, 1653, son of John1, married in Haverhill, Nov. 26, 1679, Sarah Williams. She was born in Haverhill, June 27, 1662, daughter of John2 and Rebecca (Colby) Williams. A farmer; freeman, 1677. Credited with military service, 1676, under Lieut. Swett in King Philip’s War. He took oath of allegiance to Charles II, Nov. 1677. He
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died Feb. 26, 1725. His will of Dec. 7, 1724, was probated Mar. 22, 1725.
Children, all born in Haverhill : —
1. Abigail, b. Feb. 22, 1681, m. 1704, Edward Ordway, (2) 1715, Robert Emerson.
2. Esther, b. Apr. 22, 1683, d. June, 1683.
+3. Rebecca, b. a. 1685, d. 1775, m. 1709, Benjamin Hardy (Thomas21).
4. John, b. Oct. 12, 1688, drowned 1721, m. 1715, Martha Hall.
5. Sarah, b. June 15, 1691, d. 1693.
6. Joseph, b. Apr. 6, 1694, d. 1746, m. 1720, Elizabeth Simons.
7. Hannah, b. Nov. 9, 1696, m. 1715, John Atwood.
8. Sarah, b. Jan. 16, 1699, m. a. 1722, Dr. John Bishop.
9. Mercy, b. June 3, 1702, m. 1730, Israel Webster.
10. Lydia, b. June 3, 1702, m. 1726, Nathaniel Duston (Thomas-1).
11. Mehitable, bapt. June 9, 1706.
See Hardy
Rebecca3 Bond m. Benjamin3 Hardy.
Rebecca Hardy m. Jonathan4 Bailey.
William Bailey m. AnneJ Chase.
Rebecca Bailey m. Silas6 Tenney.
William Tenney m. Emeline3 Murray.
Rebecca Tenney m. Marcus N.‘ Preston.
Annie Rebecca Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
Ref erences Essex Antiquarian, 1905; New England Family History, Quinby, 1909; Colonial Wars, 1922; Hoyt’s Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, 1916.
BOURNE
13. John Bourne, born and died in England; married Mar¬ garet - , and had - .
12. William Bourne, died, England, 1581; married Mar¬ garet Ryse, and had - .
11. William Bourne, died, 1607 ; married Mary Morris, and had - .
10. William Bourne, born 1589, died, 1634, England ;. mar¬ ried Ursula Day, and had - .
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9. Richard1 Bourne, born Devonshire, Eng., about 1610.
He came, 1630, by way of Barbados to Scituate, Mass., and soon
moved to Saugus (now Lynn). In 1637, he was one of about
5.0 persons who went with Mr. Edmund1 Freeman from Lynn and
were the first settlers of Sandwich. He was one of the first two
deputies to General Court, 1639, and later, for 14 years; member
of the Council of War, 1675. He was one of three appointed to
purchase land from the Indians for Yarmouth. He brought large
property in cash from England. At his own expense he bought
16 square miles for a permanent abode of the Mashpee Indians,
and it remains to the present an Indian Reservation. He acquired
a thorough knowledge of the Indian language, and became a
missionary to them, being ordained as their pastor by Cotton and
John Eliot in 1670. His work was so successful that one of the
tribe succeeded him as pastor. “He controlled them by his just
and Christian behaviour and did more by the moral power he
exerted than Bradford at the head of his army.” He was a man
«
of note, one of the most useful and active citizens of Sandwich. He married (1) 1637, Bathsheba Hallett, dau. of Andrew1 and Mary Hallett of Sandwich. She died 1670. He married (2), July 2, 1677, Ruth (Sargent) Winslow, born 1642, dau. of Rev. William1 Sargent and his wife Sarah, and widow of Jonathan Winslow. Richard died at Sandwich, 1685, and was buried on his own land near his house. His widow married (3) John1 Chipman and died Oct. 4, 1713, ae. 71.
Children, all born at Sandwich : —
1. Job, b. 1639, d. 1677, m. 1664, Ruhama Hallett (Andrew21).
-f-2. Elisha, b. 1641, d. 1706, m. 1675, Patience Skiff (James1).
3. Shearjashub, b. 1644, d. 1719, m. 1673, Bathsheba Skiff (James1).
4. Ezra, b. May 12, 1648, d. y.
8. Elisha2 Bourne, born Sandwich, Mass., 1641, son of Richard1 and Bathsheba Bourne, lived in Monument (now Bourne), a part of Sandwich. He married, Oct. 26, 1675, Patience Skiff (dau. of James1 and Mary Skiff). She was born Mar. 25, 1653, and died Oct. 15, 1718, Sandwich. He was Deputy to General Court, 1691. A deed dated May 19, 1677, written by Richard Bourne conveys land in Monument to his son Elisha, and in which the signatures are still legible, is preserved in Pilgrim
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Hall, Plymouth. His will, dated June 9, 1698, proved Mar. 3, 1706-7, gave to his wife, Patience, land which he had received from her father, James Skiff, deceased. He died early in 1707, in Sandwich.
Children, all born in Sandwich : —
1. Nathan, b. Aug. 31, 1676, m. 1698, Mary Bassett (William321).
2. Elizabeth, b. June 26, 1679, m. 1700, John Pope (Seth2).
3. Mary, b. Feb. 4, 1681, d. a. 1737, m. 1703, John2 Percival (James1). +4. Abigail, b. July 22, 1684, d. 1764, m. 1709, William Bassett (William321).
5. Patience, b. Dec. 20, 1686, m. Joseph Allen.
6. Bathsheba, b. Dec. 12, 1687, m. Micah Blackwell.
7. Hannah, b. May 4, 1689, m. Seth Pope.
8. Elisha, b. July 27, 1692, prob. d. Dec. 10, 1692.
See Bassett
Abigail3 Bourne m. William4 Bassett.
Elisha Bassett m. Ruhama3 Jennings.
Lot Bassett m. Deborah6 Howes.
Francis Bassett m. Mehitable7 Ford.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References : — Richard Bourne, Dykes, 1919 ; History of Cape Cod, Freeman, 1869; Colonial Wars, 1922.
BOWER
9. Jonas1 Bower was in Southampton, L. I., in 1651, where he owned a lot worth £50, which was granted him on condition he work at his trade (not designated). His name was, in 1653 and in 1667, one in a squadron to cut up the dead whales that had drifted onto the shore; he was on a jury in 1659. He married Hannah - , who was living, a widow, in 1689. He died prob¬
ably late in 1670, as his will was dated Nov. 13, 1670, and proved June 6, 1671. It names his wife Hannah, and children, Joseph, James, Jonathan, Jonah (not of age), and Isaac.
Children : —
Joseph.
James.
Jonathan.
-f-Jonah, d. 1709, m. 1686, Ruth Howell (Richard2).
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Isaac, b. 1668, d. 1746.
Mary, m. William Terbell.
8. Jonas2 (or Jonah) Bower, son of Jonas1 and Hannah, married Apr. 12, 1686, Ruth Howell, daughter of Richard2 and Elizabeth (Halsey) Howell. He removed to Southold, L. I., where he died in 1709. His children were all minors and his widow probably took them to Windsor, Conn.
Children :
Daniel.
Jonah.
Stephen.
Mehitabel.
Hannah.
Ezekiel.
+Ebenezer, b. Apr. 19, 1707, d. a. 1768, m. 1730, Priscilla Burroughs.
t
7. Ebenezer3 Bower, born Southampton, L. I., Apr. 19, 1707, was probably he, who, at 19 years of age, chose Matthew Grant of Windsor, Conn., 1726, as his guardian. He was probably one of the large number who went from Easthampton and Southampton, L. I., to Fairfield, Cumberland Co., N. J. He married in Fair- field, May 3, 1730, Priscilla Burroughs, widow of Edward Bur¬ roughs, whose will was proved Feb. 18, 1730. She died probably in 1769. Her will, dated Sept. 17, 1769, mentions her sons David and John, and daughter Hannah Preston, and grandson Burrows Brooks. He had died before his wife. His will of June 13, 1767, was proved Feb. 28, 1769. He left his plantation to his son David.
Children : —
John was executor of his sister’s will, 1782; perhaps he who d. 1802.
-|-Hannah, b. Fairfield, N. ]., Mar. 20, 1737, d. 1782, m. Isaac Preston
(Isaac3).
David, perhaps d. 1774.
See Preston
Hannah4 Bower m. Isaac4 Preston.
John Bower Preston m. Polly5 Haven.
John Bower Preston m. Clarissa7 North.
Marcus North Preston m. Rebecca B.8 Tenney.
Annie Rebecca Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References : — Early History of Southampton, L. I., G. R. Howell, 1887 ;
Town Records of Southampton, vol. 2.; Hinman’s Early Settlers, 1852.
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BOYNTON
The Boyntons are descended from Bartholomew de Boynton through fifteen recorded generations to : —
16. Christopher Boynton, who married, second, Jane Strangeway (dau. of Robert), and had: — Elizabeth, Jane, Chris¬ topher and Robert.
15. Robert Boynton, died 1526, married Agnes - , and
had: — John, Richard, William and James.
14. James Boynton, died 1534, was survived by his wife, Jane, and sons: — Roger, William and Christopher.
13. Roger Boynton, died 1558; married Jennett Watson and had: — James, Richard, William, Edmund and Alice.
12. William Boynton, died 1615 ; left his second wife, Mar¬ garet, and children: — Francis, John, Daniel, William, Anne and Margaret.
11. William Boynton had two sons: — William, b. 1605, d. 1686, m. in England, Elizabeth Jackson, came to Rowley, Mass., and taught 24 years, and John, b. 1614, d. 1670, m. 1643, Ellen Pell.
10. John1 Boynton was born in Knapton, Wintringham, Yorkshire, Eng., the home of the family for many generations, in 1614, son of William. He came with his brother William in 1639, to Rowley, Mass., where he was freeman, 1640, and had one and one-half acres for a house lot. A tailor. He married in 1643, Ellen Pell, who came from England with the family of Atherton Haulgh. She was admitted to the church in Boston, 1641, and dismissed to Rowley, 1643. He died and was buried in Rowley, Feb. 18, 1670. His will, dated Feb. 8, 1670, mentions wife Ellen, sons Joseph, John, Caleb and Samuel, daughter Mercy, who is married, and Hannah, a minor.
His widow married, second, Aug. 30, 1671, Deacon Maximilian Jewett. She married third, June 1, 1686, Daniel Warner, Sr., of Ipswich, and outlived him and died in Rowley, Aug 5, 169A
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43
Children, all born in Rowley, Mass. : —
+1. Joseph, b. 1645, d. 1730, m. 1669, Sarah Swan, (2) 1720, Elizabeth Wood.
2. John, b. Sept. 17, 1647, d. 1719, m. 1675, Hannah Keyes (Solomon), d. 1717, (2) 1718, Mary (Williams) (Silver) Wainwright (wid. of Thos. Silver, d. 1695, and of Simon Wainwright, d. 1708).
3. Caleb, b. 1649, d. 1708, m. 1674, Hannah Harriman (Leonard).
4. Mercy, b. Dec. 5, 1651, d. 1730, m. 1670, Josiah Clarke, (2) 169 ,
Joseph Goodhue, d. 1697, (3) 1712, John1 Hovey.
5. Hannah, b. Mar. 26, 1654, d. 1694, m. 1673, Nathaniel Warner, (2)
a. 1688, - Batchelor.
6. Sarah, b. Apr. 19, 1658, d. 1704, m. 1682, Hopewell Davis.
7. Samuel, b. 1660, d. after 1719, m. 1686, Hannah Switcher.
9. Captain Joseph2 B&ynton was born in Rowley, Mass., 1645, son of John1 and Ellen Boynton. He married in Rowley, May’ 13, 1669, Sarah Swan, who was born in Rowley, 1646, daughter of Richard1 and Ann Swan. He was captain of the Provincial Forces of Massachusetts Bay; town clerk; deputy to General Court from Rowley, 1697-1714. He and his wife Sarah were dismissed from the Rowley church to Groton, Mass., Dec. 1715, and his wife died there Feb. 27, 1718. He mairied second. Mar. 11, 1720, Elizabeth Wood, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Hunt) Wood, and returned to Rowley, where he died and was buried Dec. 16, 1730. The inscription on his gravestone
reads : —
Here lies ye body of Capt Joseph Boynton, who died Dec. 16, 1730. Aged about 85 years. Make Christ your friend before you die that you may live
eternal.
Children, all born in Rowley : —
1. Joseph, b. Mar. 23, 1670, d. 1755, m. 1692, Bridget Harris (Nathaniel3).
+2. Sarah, b. Jan. 11, 1672, d. 1709, m. 1690, Samuel Tenney (John').
3. Ann, b. Aug. 14, 1673, prob. d. July 4, 1737.
4. Richard, b. Nov. 11, 1675, d. 1732, m. 1701, Sarah Dresser (John).
5. John, b. Apr. 9, 1678, d. 1718, m. 1707, Bethiah Platts (Samuel).
6. Jonathan, b. 1679, d. inf.
7. Benoni, b. Feb. 25, 1681, d. 1758, m. 1706, Ann Mighill (Stephen).
8. Jonathan, b. Aug. 19, 1684, d. 1740, m. 1711, Margaret Harriman
(Jonathan).
9. Hilkiah, b. Nov. 16, 1687, m. 1709, Priscilla Jewett (Joseph).
10. Daniel, b. Sept. 26, 1689, d. aged 2 wks.
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BASSETT-PRESTON ANCESTRY
See Tenney
Sarah3 Boynton m. Samuel3 Tenney.
Daniel Tenney m. Sarah4 Kimball.
Thomas Tenney m. Hannah5 Stickney.
Silas Tenney m. Rebecca6 Bailey.
William Tenney m. Emeline3 Murray.
Rebecca Tenney m. Marcus N.7 Preston.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References : — The Boynton Family, J. F. Boynton, 1897 ; Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Hoyt, 1897 ; Colonial Wars, 1922.
BREWSTER
13. William Brewster lived in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, Eng., where he died, 1590. His wife Prudence survived him; his son William administered his estate.
12. Elder William1 Brewster, son of William and Prudence Brewster, was born, probably in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, Eng., 1566-7. He studied at Peterhouse, Cambridge Univ., 1580, for two years. He was postmaster at Scrooby, 1590-1607, at a salary of 20 pence a day, and was responsible for relays of horses for the Royal post and entertainment of travelers on the post road. About 1602 his neighbors began to meet at his home, Scrooby manor house, for worship, and in 1606, they organized the Separatist Church of Scrooby. He was fined and imprisoned for heresy. In 1608, a number of the Separatists went to Amsterdam, Holland, for greater freedom and to Leyden in 1609 where he was chosen their Ruling Elder. He taught English for a living and printed books that had been proscribed by the English government.
He came on the Mayflower to Plymouth, 1620, and until the arrival of the first minister, in 1629, he was teacher and preacher “to ye great contentment of ye hearers and their comfortable edification.” He was member and chaplain of the first military company, organized at Plymouth, under Capt. Myles Standish. He was the fourth signer of the Mayflower compact, of which he was probably the author. Deputy, 1636. He married in England, Mary - , who was born 1568 or 9. She came, 1623, in the
BREWSTER - BRIGHAM
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Ann with her children and probably died soon. He married
second, 1624, Mary - , who died at Plymouth, Apr. 17, 1627.
He passed the late years of his life with his son, Love, in Duxbury, who was apparently the wealthiest man in the town. He died at Plymouth, Apr. 16, 1644, leaving no will.
Children : —
1. Jonathan, b. Scrooby, Aug. 12, 1593, d. 1659. His first wife died in Leyden, m. (2) 1624, Lucretia Oldham.
+2. Patience, b. Scrooby, about 1600, d. 1634, m. 1624, Gov. Thomas1 Prence.
3. Fear, b. Scrooby, d. 1634, m. before 1627, Isaac Allerton, his 2d wife.
4. Child, d. June 1609, at Leyden.
5. Love, d. 1650, m. 1634, Sarah Collier (William1).
6. Wrestling, d. unm. between 1627 and 1644.
There were possibly older children who* remained in England.
See Prence
Patience2 Brewster m. Thomas1 Prence.
Mercy Prince m. John2 Freeman.
Thomas Freeman m. Rebecca3 Sparrow.
Mercy Freeman m. Paul3 Sears.
Hannah Sears m. Thomas4 Howes.
Thomas Howes m. Bathsheba5 Sears.
Deborah Howes m. Lot8 Bassett.
Francis Bassett m. Mehitabel8 Ford.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References: — Brewster Genealogy, Emma C. Brewster Jones, 1908; Society Colonial Wars, 1922.
BRIGHAM
16. Thomas Brigham, born about 1475, was called Thomas Brigham, senior, on the rental roll of the Manor of Holme-on- Spalding-Moor, Eng., 1528.
15. Thomas Brigham, born about 1500, called Thomas Brig¬ ham, junior, on the rental roll of Manor of Holme, 1528, was probably son of Thomas, senior. He married, about 1525, Eliza¬ beth - , and had two sons, Thomas, born about 1525, and Henry.
He was buried Mar. 6, 1560. His widow died 1573.
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14. Thomas Brigham, born about 1525, son of Thomas and Elizabeth, was a yeoman. A yeoman is one of the class next in order to the gentry — one who lives on his own land and tills it. He married, 1550, Jennett Millington, alias Tomlinson, who was born about 1526 (daughter of William and Barbara Millington, and granddaughter of Thomas and Agnes (Sotheron) Millington, alias Tomlinson, all of Holme on Spalding Moor). He was buried Feb. 6, 1559.
Children, all born at Holme : —
-f-1. Thomas, b. 1550, d. 1586, m. a. 1572, Gillian - .
2. Peter, b. a. 1552, d. 1590, m. Everill Hessye.
3. William, b. a. 1554, d. 1591, m. - .
4. Jennett, b. a. 1555.
5. Richard, b. a. 1557, d. a. 1600, m. 1581, Alison Burley, d. 1587, (2) 1589, Elizabeth Wright, (3) 1591, Margaret Wilsh.
6. Francis, b. 1559.
13. Thomas Brigham, born 1550, at Holme on Spalding Moor, son of Thomas and Jennett Brigham, married about 1572,
Gillian - , who survived him. He was a webster (a cloth
worker). He was buried, Nov. 8, 1586, at Holme.
Children.
1. Elizabeth, b. a. 1572, m. 1590, Edward Palmer.
2. John, b. 1574, d. 1621, m. 1599, Constance Watson (James).
-|-3. Thomas, bap. May 21, 1576, d. 1633, m. 1601, Isabel (M atson) Ellithorpe (James).
4. William, bap. June 17, 1578, d. Aug. 1578.
5. Richard, bap. Aug. 16, 1579, d. 1627, m. - .
6. Robert, bap. May 20, 1582, d. 1640.
12. Thomas Brigham, bap. May 21, 1576, died Mar. 1633, in England, married Feb. 4, 1601, Mrs. Isabel (Watson) Ellithorpe, who was bap. Feb. 21, 1561, daughter of James Watson (who died 1616; his will mentions his daughter Isabel, wife of Thomas Brig¬ ham). She was buried June 25, 1634. Her will of June 8, 1634, mentions her two daughters Constance Crosby and Anne Crosby.
Children, born at Holme-on-Spalding-Moor : —
4-1. Constance, b. a. 1602, d. 1684, m. a. 1622, Robert Crosby.
2. Anne, b. a. 1606, d. 1675, m. 1634, Simon Crosby (Thomas1), (2) 1645, William Thompson.
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47
See Crosby
Constance1 Brigham m. Robert Crosby.
Mary2 Crosby m. Richard1 Langhorne.
Elizabeth Langhorne m. Abraham2 Hazeltine. Mary Hazeltine m. Samuel3 Stickney.
Samuel Stickney m. Elizabeth4 Hardy.
Hannah Stickney m. Thomas5 Tenney.
Silas Tenney m. Rebecca6 Bailey.
William Tenney m. Emeline3 Murray.
Rebecca Bailey Tenney m. Marcus N.7 Preston. Annie Rebecca Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References Simon Crosby, the Emigrant, E. D. Crosby, 1914.
BROOKS
10. Henry1 Brooks, a brother of Thomas Brooks of Concord, Mass., was born about 1592. He settled in Concord with his wife and children about 1639. He was freeman there, 1639. We know nothing about his first wife who was probably mother of all his children. He removed to Woburn about 1650, where he mar¬ ried, Mar. 27, 1651, his second wife, Susanna Bradford, widow of Ezekiel1 Richardson (who died Oct. 1647). She died in Woburn, Sept. 15, 1681; he married, third, July 12, 1682, Annis Jaquith. He was selectman of Woburn, 1669. He deposed in 1658 that he was about 66 years old. He died Apr. 12, 1683, at Woburn.
His will, dated July 18, 1682, says he is a clothier, aged about 91 years; provides for his wife Annis; his sons John, Timothy and Isaac; son-in-law John Mousall; his daughters Sarah and Lestor ; and Isaac, Henry and Miriam, children of his son Isaac.
Children : —
John, b. a. 1623, d. 1691, m. 1649, Eunice Mousall (John1), d. 1684, (2) 1684, Mary (Champney) Richardson, wid. of Theophilus (Ezekiel1).
Hannah, d. 1696, m. 1647, Thomas Fox, (2) 1661, Andrew1 Lester, d. 1670, (3) Isaac Willey.
Sarah, m. 1650, John Mousall (John1).
-f-Timothy, d. 1712, m. 1659, Mary Russell, (2) Mehitable Kinsley.
Martha, d. 1665, m. Thomas Bateman.
Mary, m. 1650, Richard Norcross (Jeremiah1).
Joseph, b. Concord, Feb. 12, 1641, d. y.
Isaac, b. a. 1643, d. 1686, m. 1666, Miriam Daniels.
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9. Timothy2 Brooks, son of Henry1 of Woburn, Mass., mar¬ ried, in Woburn, Dec. 21, 1659, Mary Russell, daughter of John1 and Elizabeth Russell. She died in Billerica, Sept. 15, 1680. He married, second, late in 1680, at Swanzey, Mehitable, daughter of Roger Mowry and widow of Edad Kinsley.
As he owned land in Lyme, Conn., perhaps he lived there from 1662 to 1670, and several unrecorded children were born there. He was in Billerica about 1670 and about 1680 moved to Swansea, where a Baptist church flourished under protection of the Ply¬ mouth government. At Billerica the town ordered that his house should be a garrison house and he should have two garrison soldiers to defend his mill. He was representative from Swansea, 1689. Capt. of militia, 1690. About 1687, a number of families, including the Barretts, Bowens and others, with “Rev.” Timothy3 Brooks as leader, moved to Southern New Jersey and settled at Bowentown, Barrett’s Run and Shiloh. The first organized church in Cumberland Co., N. J., was the old Cohansey Baptist Church in 1683. In 1710, “Rev.” Timothy3 Brooks and his com¬ pany united with this church and he continued to be the pastor until his death in 1716. In 1702, he purchased 107 acres com¬ prising the farm on the hill on which the brick house stands which later became the parsonage of the Cohansey Baptist Church until 1786. Timothy2 Brooks moved with this company of Baptists who came originally from Swansea, Wales, to New Jersey, and died in Salem, N. J., about 1712.
His will, dated Mar. 1709, proved Oct. 1712, Mehitable, his wife, being executrix, mentions sons Josiah, John and Timothy, and daughters — names not given.
Children : —
Timothy, b. Nov. 10, 1660, d. 1661.
Timothy, b. Oct. 9, 1661, d. 1716, m. 1685, Hannah Bowen (Obadiah2) John, b. Oct. 16, 1662, d. 1714.
Elizabeth, b. Woburn, m. 1689, Thomas Lewis.
Mary, d. 1670.
Mary, b. Dec. 10, 1671.
Hephsibah, b. Feb. 1673, d. 1727, m. 1694, Pelatiah2 Mason (Sampson1). + Abigail, m. 1695, Levi Preston (Roger1).
Anne, b. Jan. 23, 1676.
Lydia, b. Jan. 8, 1678.
Rebecca, b. Oct. 5, 1679, d. bef. 1744, m. 1696, Melatiah Martin (John).
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Second wife’s : —
Josiah, b. Aug. 26, 1681, d. 1732, m. Lucy — — . He moved to New Jersey with his half brother Timothy Brooks.
See Preston
Abigail2 Brooks m. Levi2 Preston.
Isaac Preston m. Elizabeth3 Dare.
Isaac Preston m. Hannah4 Bower.
John Bower Preston m. Polly5 Haven.
John Bower Preston m. Clarissa7 North.
Marcus North Preston m. Rebecca8 Tenney.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References Brooks Family of Woburn, Mass., 1904; Transcript, Feb. 23 and Aug. 25, 1926 and Apr. 11, 1927 ; History of Cumberland Co., N. J., 1883; Society Colonial Wars, 1922; Timothy Brooks and His Descen¬ dants, Robert P. Brooks, 1927.
BROWN
13. Christopher Browne died 1574 at Swan Hall, Parish of Hawkdon, Bury St., Edmunds, Eng.
12. Thomas Browne of Swan Hall, buried Dec. 1590, had wife Joan and five sons.
11. John Browne, who was buried at Hawkdon, May 5, 1616, had wife Margaret, dau. Mary and son John.
10. John1 Brown was baptized in Hawkdon, Eng., Oct. 11, 1601. He came in the Lion , 1632, to Boston and settled in Water-
town, Mass. He married Dorothy - . He was buried July 20,
1636, ae. 36, Watertown.
Children : —
+John, b. 1631, d. 1697, m. 1655, Esther Makepeace.
Hannah, b. July 9, 1634, Watertown.
Mary, b. Mar. 24, 1636, Watertown.
9. John2 Brown was born in England, 1631, came to Boston, 1632, and lived in Cambridge; Marlborough, 1666; Falmouth, 1678. and later in Watertown, Mass. He married, Apr. 24, 1655,
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Esther Makepeace, who was born in England, daughter of Thomas1 Makepeace. John Brown was called a Scotchman. His will, dated Nov. 20, 1697, mentions his wife Esther, his children John, Thomas, Daniel, Joseph, Deborah, wife of Jeremiah Meachem, and sons-in-law John Gustin, John Adams, Thomas Darby and John Hartshorne. He died in Watertown about 1697.
Children : —
1. Joseph, b. Cambridge, Feb. 8, 1656, killed, ae. 15, 1671.
2. Elizabeth, b. Mar. 26, 1657, m. Jan. 10, 1678, John Gustin (John1).
3. Sarah, b. July 18, 1661.
4. Mary, b. Dec. 19, 1662.
5. John, b. Marlborough, Nov. 27, 1664.
6. Esther, b. Dec. 11, 1667, d. inf.
7. Ruth, b. Dec. 8, 1668.
8. Thomas, b. Mar. 15, 1670.
9. Daniel, b. 1671.
-(-10. Deborah, b. Apr. 20, 1673, m. Jeremiah Meachem (Jeremiah"1).
11. Abigail, b. Mar. 9, 1675.
12. Joseph, b. 1677, d. 1766, m. 1699, Ruhama Wellington (Benjamin2).
See Meachem
Deborah2 Brown m. Jeremiah3 Meachem.
Esther Meachem m. Hope3 Rogers.
Jethro Rogers m. Hannah4 Holt.
Abijah Rogers m. Polly Wetherbee.
Elam Rogers m. Caroline8 Prentice.
Elvira Rogers m. Charles R.8 Bassett.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References: — Savage, Gen. Diet.; Hist, of Watertown, Mass., Bond, 1855, pp. 117, 145; Hudson’s History of Marlborough, 1862.
BULL
10. Capt. Thomas Bull1 was born in Southwark, London, Eng., about 1609. He testified in April, 1684, that he was about 75 years old. He came in the Hopewell from London. Sept. 1635, remaining in Boston or Cambridge until the following May, when he went with Rev. Thomas Hooker to Hartford, and
was an original proprietor. He married Susanna - , who was
born in England, 1610. He and his wife were original members of the South Church, 1670. He was “a godly and discreet man.”
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He was master of a vessel. He served in the Pequot War as lieutenant in 1637, and received a grant of land for his service. He was in command at Saybrook in 1675, where he was victorious. Lieutenant of Hartford Company, 1653; captain, 1673; deputy, 1648-49.
At Hartford, in 1642, an armed guard of forty men attended church every Sabbath and wore wadded coats, which the town ordered to be made for them, ‘Pasted with cotton wool to be defensive against Indian arrows.”
His wife died in 1680, aged 70. His will was dated Apr. 19, and probated Oct. 24, 1684, between which dates he died. His will names his children.
Children : —
1. Joseph, b. 1644, d. 1712, m. 1671, Sarah Manning, d. 1691, (2) Hannah Humphryes (Michael1).
+2. . Thomas, b. 1646, d. 1708, m. 1669, Esther Cowles, (2) 1692, Mary Lewis.
3. Jonathan, bapt. Mar. 25, 1649, d. 1702, m. 1685, Sarah Whiting (Rev. John2).
4. David, bapt. Feb. 9, 1651, d. a. 1719, m. 1677, Hannah Chapman (Robert).
5. Ruth, b. a. 1651, d. 1690, m. 1669, Andrew Boardman (William1).
6. Susanna, d. bef. 1684, m. a. 1669, Thomas Bunce (Thomas1).
7. Abigail, m. after 1684, - Buck.
9. Thomas2 Bull, born 1646, son of Thomas1 and Susanna Bull, married Aug. 29, 1669, Esther Cole, who was born 1649, the daughter of John and Hannah Cole of Farmington. She died April 17, 1691. He lived in Farmington; freeman, 1669; a deacon. He married (2) 1692, Mary Cheever, the widow of Wil¬ liam2 Lewis. She died 1728, aged 87. He died May 13, 1708.
Children : —
1. John, b. Feb. 1, 1671, d. 1705, m. 1698, Esther Royce (Nehemiah).
2. Thomas, b. Aug. 1, 1672, d. Aug. 15, 1689.
3. Esther, b. Feb. 14, 1674, d. Aug. 18, 1689.
4. Samuel, b. Aug. 8, 1676, d. 1749, married twice.
+5. Susanna, b. Nov. 2, 1679, d. 1743, m. 1697, Timothy Porter (Thomas2 1).
6. Jonathan, b. May 14, 1682, d. 1714, m. - .
7. Sarah, b. Nov. 5, 1684, d. 1773, m. 1714, Josiah Hart (Thomas*).
8. David, b. June 4, 1687, d. 1762, m. 1717, Sarah Ashley (John).
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See Thomas Porter
Susanna3 Bull m. Timothy3 Porter.
Lois Porter m. Samuel4 North.
Samuel North m. Lucy5 Deming.
Linus North m. Dolly6 Woodruff.
Clarissa North m. John Bower6 Preston.
Marcus North Preston m. Rebecca B.8 Tenney.
Annie Rebecca Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References : — Puritan Settlers of Connecticut, Hinman ; One Branch of Booth Family, C. E. Booth, 1910 ; Memorial History Hartford County, Trumbull, 1886, p. 232; Society Colonial Wars, 1922; Genealogy of the Cowles Family, Calvin D. Cowles, 1929.
21. |
CARPENTER John Carpenter was a member of Parliament in |
1323. |
20. |
Richard Carpenter. |
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19. |
John Carpenter. |
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18. |
John Carpenter. |
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17. |
William Carpenter. |
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James Carpenter. |
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John Carpenter. |
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William Carpenter had three sons, Alexander, |
Richard |
and William.
13. Alexander Carpenter of Wrington, Somersetshire, Eng., went with his two brothers, about 1611, to Leyden, as they were all dissenters. He later returned to Wrington, near Bristol, where his wife died in 1645.
Children : —
Julia Ann, b. 1583, d. Plymouth, 1665, m. Leyden, 1612, George Morton, d. 1624, (2) Manasses Kempton.
Agnes, b. 1585, d. 1616, m. 1613, Dr. Samuel Fuller. He m. (3) 1617, Bridget Lee, and came in the Mayflower.
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-f-Alice, b. 1590, d. 1670, m. Leyden, 1613, Edward Southworth.
Mary, b. 1595, d. 1686, ae. 91, at Plymouth. “A godly old maid— never married.”
Priscilla, b. 1598, d. 1689, ae. 92, m. William Wright, d. 1633, (2) John Cooper. v '
See Southworth
Alice Carpenter m. Edward Southworth. Constant Southworth m. Elizabeth2 Collier. Mercy Southworth m. Samuel2 Freeman. Samuel3 Freeman m. Elizabeth3 Sparrow. Priscilla Freeman m. John3 Sears.
John Sears m. Debqrah5 Crowell.
Bathsheba Sears m. Thomas0 Howes. Deborah Howes m. Lot6 Bassett.
Francis Bassett m. Mehitable8 Ford.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers. Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References The Carpenter Family in Genealogy, Lowell, 1920.
America, 1901; Munsey- Hopkins
CASE
10. John Case came from England, and was in Hartford,
r?!E?b,OUt 1650 ; Was residins in Windsor, 1657; in the spring of 1669, he removed to Massacoe (now Simsbury). The perma¬ nent settlement of Simsbury began in 1664. In 1670 John Case was one of two delegates to the General Court to Lsk for the separation of Simsbury from Windsor, and its incorporation as a town. . n Mar. 26, 1676, the Massaco Indians, who had formerly been friendly, pillaged and burned Simsbury ; the inhabitants were scattered, but returned and slowly rebuilt the town in 1677,
He was constable for Massacoe, 1669 — the first civil office held by any of its inhabitants ; representative to General Court, 1670, and several times later. He married about 1657, Sarah Spencer' who was born 1636, the daughter of William1 and Agnes Spencer of Hartford; she died Nov. 3, 1691, aged 55 years. He married (2) Elizabeth, daughter of John2 Moore, and widow of Nathaniel2 Loomis of Windsor (who died 1688). He died Feb. 21 1704 Simsbury; his widow died, July 23, 1728, aged 90, at Windsor.
Children : —
+1. Elizabeth, b. a. 1658, d. 1718, m. 1674, Joseph1 Lewis (d. a. 1680),
(2) John1 Tuller.
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2. Mary, b. June 22, 1660, d. 1725, m. 1679, William Alderman (d. 1697), (2) 1699, James Hillyer.
3. John, b. Nov. 5, 1662, d. 1733, m. 1684, Mary Olcott (Thomas) (d. 1685), (2) 1689, Sarah Holcomb (Joshua).
4. William, b. June 5, 1665, d. 1700, m. 1688, Elizabeth Holcomb (Joshua).
5. Samuel, b. June 1, 1667, d. 1725, m. - Mary Westover (d. 1713),
(2) 1721, wid. Elizabeth (Owen) Thrall.
6. Richard, b. Aug. 27, 1669, d. a. 1746, m. 1701, Amy Reed (Philip).
7. Bartholomew, b. Oct. 1670, d. 1725, m. 1699, Mary Humphrey ( Samuel ) .
8. Joseph, b. Apr. 6, 1674, d. 1748, m. 1699, Ann Eno (James1).
9. Sarah, b. Aug. 14, 1676, d. 1704, m. 1699, Joseph Phelps, Jr., his 2d wife.
10. Abigail, b. May 4, 1682, d. after 1714, m. 1701, Jonah Westover, Jr. (he d. 1714).
See Tuller
Elizabeth2 Case m. John1 Tuller.
Jacob Tuller m. Mary3 Moses.
Martha Tuller m. Ambrose5 Hart.
Martha Hart m. Lot° Woodruff.
Dolly Woodruff m. Linus6 North.
Clarissa North m. John Bower6 Preston. Marcus North Preston m. Rebecca8 Tenney. Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References : — Goodwin’s Genealogical Notes, 1856 ; Colonial W ars, 1922.
CHANDLER
10. William1 Chandler was born in England, and married there his first wife, whose name is unknown, and who is supposed to have died in England. He came to Roxbury, Mass., in 1637, with four small children. Freeman there, 1640. He was taxed in Roxbury, in 1640, on 22 acres of land, one goat and one kid. He married, second, Annis Alcock, who came from England in 1635, aged 18, and they were both admitted to the church at Roxbury. She was a “sister of Deakon George Alcock/’ Rev. John Eliot says, in his diary, of William Chandler: “He lived a religious and Godly life, and fell into a consumption and lay neare a yeare sick.” He died Nov. 26, 1641, and was buried at Roxbury. His widow married, second, July 2, 1643, John Dane, a widower with three children. He brought up William Chand-
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ler’s children. He died Sept. 1658. She married, third, Aug. 9, 1660, John Parmenter, Sr., of Sudbury, whose first wife, Bridget, had died the previous April. He died in 1671, aged 83. In his will he left “the use of my warming pan to my wife Annisse as long as she remain my widow/’ Church records say “Old Mother Parminter, a blessed saint, died Mar. 15, 1683,” at Roxbury.
In her will of Nov. 1672, she bequeathed “to my sons and daughters by my former husbands — John, Thomas and William Chandler and married daughters, Hannah Abbot and Sarah Cleaves— the estate left me by my husband, John Dane.”
Children, the first four born in England : —
-j-1* Thomas, b. a. 1628, d. 1703, m. 1650, Hannah Brewer.
2. Hannah, b. a. 1629, d. 1711, m. 1646, George Abbot, d. 1681, (2) 1690, Rev. Francis Dane (John1).
3. John, b. a. 1635, d. 1703, m. 1658, Elizabeth Douglas.
4. William, b. a. 1636, d. 1698, m. 1658, Mary Dane (Dr. John), (2) 1679, Bridget (Henchman) Richardson.
Second wife’s : —
5. Sarah, b. Roxbury, m. 1659, William Cleaves, d. 1676, (2) -
Wilson, (3) 1688, Eph. Stevens, (4) - Allen. In 1692, she with
several others was accused of witchcraft, but they were all released on the petition of the townspeople because of their “good report” &c.
9. Lieut. Thomas2 Chandler, son of William1, was born in England in 1628. (He deposed in 1692, aged 64.) Pie came with his father to Roxbury. He was a proprietor of Andover in 1644, and became a man of wealth. He, as a blacksmith, and his brother, a husbandman, were among the most prominent of the early settlers. Deputy to General Court, 1678-9; lieutenant of the Andover Foot Company, 1683; captain, 1690; proprietor of an iron foundry. He married, in 1650, Hannah Brewer, who was born about 1630, possibly the daughter of Daniel1 Brewer (1596-1646) and his wife Joanna of Roxbury.
Thomas died Jan. 1703, and was buried in North Andover; his widow died in Andover, Oct. 25, 1717, aged 87. His will, approved Feb. 8, 1703, mentioned wife Hannah, sons Henry, John, Thomas Joseph, daughters Hannah Bigsbee and Sarah Phelps, and his son William’s three sons.
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Children : —
1. Thomas, b. Oct. 2, 1652, d. aged 7 yrs.
2. John, b. Mar. 14, 1655, d. 1721, m. 1676, Hannah Abbot (George1). -j-3. Hannah, d. 1730, m. 1674, Daniel Bixby (Joseph1).
4. William, b. May 28, 1659, d. bef. 1728, m. 1687, Eleanor Phelps (Edward1) .
5. Sarah, b. Dec. 20, 1661, d. 1757, m. 1682, Samuel Phelps (Edward1).
6. Thomas, b. Oct. 9, 1664, d. 1737, m. 1686, Mary Peters (Andrew).
7. Henry, b. May 28, 1667, d. 1737, m. 1695, Lydia Abbot (George-).
8. Joseph, b. Aug. 3, 1669, living 1718, m. 1691, Sarah Abbot (Thomas1).
See Bixby
Hannah3 Chandler m. Daniel2 Bixby.
Mary Bixbee m. George3 Holt.
Hannah Holt m. Jethro4 Rogers.
Abijah Rogers m. Polly Wetherbee.
Elam Rogers m. Caroline M.8 Prentice.
Elvira Rogers m. Charles R.8 Bassett.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References : — The Chandler Family, George Chandler, 1883 ; Ancestry of Lydia M. Chandler, Goding, 1904; Noyes-Gilman Ancestry, 1907; Society Colonial Wars, 1922.
CHASE
10. Aquila1 Chase and his brother Thomas (who married about 1642, Elizabeth Philbrick, daughter of Thomas, and died 1652), came from England to Hampton, N. H., in 1639, where they were among the first settlers. They had grants of land there in 1640 and 1644.
Their descent from the Chase family of Chesham on the Chess can not be proved, although the repetition of the name Aquila sug¬ gests relationship.
Aquila had a grant in 1646, in Newbury, Mass., of ‘Tower acres of land for a house lott, and six acres of marsh, on condition he serve with a boat for four years.” He was a sea captain and was said to be the first white man to cross the bar at the mouth of the Merrimac river. He married in Hampton, in 1641, Anne Wheeler, who was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, Eng., daughter of John1 and Anne Wheeler.
In Sept. 1646, he and his wife and her brother, David Wheeler, were prosecuted for picking peas on the Sabbath. He lived in
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Newbury from 1646 until his death, Dec. 27, 1670. Tradition says he was buried in the old graveyard on the Plains. His will of Sept. 19, 1670, mentions his wife Anne, and all his children by name, and his son-in-law Charles Annis. His widow Anne mar¬ ried, second, June 14, 1672, Daniel Mussiloway (or Silloway or Mussel white). She died Apr. 21, 1687, in Newbury.
Children : —
1. Sarah, b. 1646, d. 1725, m. 1666, Charles Annis.
2. Anne, b. July 6, 1647, m. 1671, Thomas Barber.
3. Priscilla, b. Mar. 14, 1649, d. after 1689, m. 1670, Abel Merrill (Nathaniel1).
4. Mary, b. Feb. 3, 1651, m. 1669, John Stevens (William1).
5. Aquila, b. Sept. 26, 1652, d. 1720, m. a. 1673, Esther Bond (John1).
6. Thomas, b. July 25, 1654, d. 1732, m. 1677, Rebecca Follansbee (Thomas1), (2) 1713, Elizabeth (Woodhead) Moores.
7. John, b. Nov. 2, 1655, d. 1740, m. 1677, Elizabeth Bingley, d. 1685, (2) 1687, Lydia Challis.
8. Elizabeth, b. Sept. 13, 1657, living 1696, m. 1678, Zachariah Ayer, (2) Daniel Favor.
9. Ruth, b. Mar. 18, 1660, d. 1677, unm.
10. Daniel, b. Dec. 9, 1661, d. 1707, m. 1683, Martha Kimball (Henry2).
+11. Moses, b. Dec. 24, 1663, d. 1743, m. 1684, Ann Follansbee, (2) 1713, Sarah Jacobs.
9. Moses2 Chase, born Dec. 24, 1663, in Newbury, Mass., son of Aquila1 and Ann Chase, married Nov. 16, 1684, Ann Fol¬ lansbee, daughter of Thomas1, born about 1668. A weaver, he lived in West Newbury, and owned large tracts in Sutton, Rowley and Nottingham, N. H. In Sept. 1700, it was granted to Moses Chase “to set in the fore seat, by the pulpit.” He was an ensign in the Essex Regiment of Snow Shoe Men, 1710. John March organized the Snow Shoe Men for service against the Indians who attacked from the surrounding Amesbury woods. He ordered “Corporal Chess” to clean them out. He did this in mid-winter and brought back the scalps. In May, 1718, he and others were granted permission to use the flats near Holt’s rocks on condition they give one salmon a year to each, the pastor of the First and Second Church of Newbury, “if they catch them.” His wife Ann died Apr. 15, 1708, and was buried in the old graveyard on the Plains, where her gravestone reads : —
“Here lyes buried ye body of Ann Chase the wife of Ensign Moses Chase, aged 40 years, died April ye 18, 1708. Being the Lords day.”
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He married, second, Dec. 13, 1713, Sarah, daughter of Thomas2 Jacobs of Ipswich. She died in 1739. He died at Newbury, Sept. 6, 1743. They were buried in the old Ferry Lane burying ground at West Newbury. The inscriptions on their gravestones read : —
“Here lies buried the Insin Moses Chase who died Sep 6th 1743 in ye 80th year of his age.”
“Sarah Chase, wife of Insin Moses Chase died March 13, 1739 in ye 63rd year of hur age.”
His will, dated July 3, 1740, was proved Sept. 19, 1743. It named all his eight children.
Children : —
1. Moses, b. Sept. 20, 1685, d. inf.
2. Daniel, b. Sept. 20, 1685, d. 1769, m. 1706, Sarah March (Hugh21).
3. Moses, b. Jan. 20, 1688, d. 1760, m. 1709, Elizabeth Wells (Rev.
Thomas2 1).
+4. Samuel, b. May 13, 1690, d. 1743, m. 1713, Hannah Emery (John321).
5. Elizabeth, b. Sept. 25, 1693, d. 1764, m. 1708, John Carr (James).
6. Stephen, b. Aug. 29, 1696, d. 1756, m. 1717, Sarah Hale (Henry),
(2) Thankful - .
7. Hannah, b. Sept. 13, 1699, m. 1719, Green Whittier (Joseph2).
8. Joseph, b. Sept. 9, 1703, d. 1782, m. 1724, Mary Morse.
9. Benoni, b. Apr. 5, 1708, d. 1788, m. 1728, wid. Mary Rogers.
8. Samuel3 Chase, born in Newbury, Mass., May 13, 1690, son of Moses2 and Ann Chase, married in Newbury, Dec. 8, 1713, Hannah Emery, who was born in Newbury in 1695, the daughter of John3 and Mary (Sawyer) Emery. A house builder by trade, he built a brick house about a mile from his father’s home, and his wife carried the bricks in her apron to the masons from the kiln on the farm.
He died July 24, 1743, being thrown from a horse and fatally injured. His widow married, second, in 1762, Samuel Shute of Rowley. Their gravestones in the old Ferry Lane burying ground are inscribed : —
“Samuel Chase, July 24, 1743 in ye 54th year of his age.”
“Mrs. Samuel Shute, former wife of Samuel Chase, Oct. 6, 1776, age 81.”
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His will, dated Feb. 1742, names his wife and all his children, except Mary and Amos.
Children : —
1. Francis, b. Aug. 18, 1715, d. 1806, m. 1737, Sarah Pike.
2. Amos, b. Jan. 9, 1718, d. Mar. 1818, m. a. 1740, Sarah Cole
(Samuel), d. 1781, (2) Deborah - . He was a little over 100 yrs. and
1 mo. old.
3. Hannah, b. Mar. 23, 1721, m. 1738, Abraham Parker, Jr.
4. Mary, b. Aug. 15, 1724, d. inf.
5. Anne, b. Oct. 23, 1727, m. 1745, Amos Pillsbury.
+6. Samuel, b. Oct. 22, 1729, d. 1769, m. 1751, Sarah Stewart (Robert3).
7. Mary, b. Dec. 24, 1731.
8. Benjamin, b. Feb. 3, 1737.
9. Betty, b. Oct. 9, 1739, m. 1758, Stephen Noyes, Jr.
10. John, b. Mar. 25, 1740, m. 1762, Ruth Hills (Moses).
7. Samuel4 Chase, born in West Newbury, Oct. 22, 1729, married Dec. 24, 1751, Sarah Stewart, who was born in Kingston, N. H., Oct. 16, 1732, daughter of Robert3 and Anne (Adams) Stewart. He lived in the brick house which his father built. He died Oct. 31, 1769, as a result of a fall from an apple tree, aged 40 years. He was buried in West Newbury, where his gravestone is still standing. His widow married, second, Major Thomas Noyes, and died Jan. 15, 1813. His will of Oct. 5, 1769, names his wife executrix, mentions sons Robert, Benjamin and Samuel, daughters Mary, Anna, Sarah, Betty and Hannah.
Children : —
1. Mary, b. Feb. 1753, m. 1774, Moody Smith, (2) Ebenezer Hop- kinson.
+2. Anne, b. Aug. 7, 1755, d. 1818, m. 1772, William Bailey (Jon¬ athan4).
3. Robert, b. Apr. 10, 1757, d. 1827, m. 1780, Lydia Bodwell (Daniel).
4. Benjamin, b. 1758, d. 1826, m. 1781, Alice Bartlett (Daniel).
5. Sarah, b. Jan. 10, 1760, m. 1780, Joshua Bailey.
6. Samuel, bap. Oct. 6, 1763, d. 1782, unm.
7. Elizabeth, b. 1765, d. 1773, ae. 9 yrs.
8. Hannah, b. Apr. 21, 1768, m. 1791, Samuel5 Bailey.
9. Amos, b. May 15, 1770, d. 1852, m. 1794, Judith Little (Joseph).
See Richard Bailey
Anne5 Chase m. William5 Bailey.
Rebecca Bailey m. Silas6 Tenney.
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William Tenney m. Emeline3 Murray.
Rebecca B. Tenney m. Marcus N.7 Preston.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References Descendants of Thomas and Aquila Chase, J. C. Chase, 1928 ; Descendants of Aquila Chase, Gould, 1912; Society Colonial Wars, 1922.
CHICKERING
13. Thomas Chickering of Wymondham, Norfolk, Eng., lived in the reign of Henry VIII. He married Clare Browne, and died 1538, leaving a widow and three children.
12. Stephen Chickering, the oldest son of Thomas, above, married Agnes (or Anna) Day, and had five sons and two daughters. He died 1576.
11. Henry Chickering, oldest son of Stephen, above, was born about 1560. He lived in Branfield, Co. Suffolk, Eng., 1588 to 1595, when he removed to Ringefield, where he died, 1627. His will of July 11, 1626, was probated July 7, 1627, at Wrentham, Co. Suffolk. It mentioned his wife Mary ; daughters Judith, wife of Robert Webster; Mary; wife of Thomas Aldred; John; Reynold; Francis; Henry; and Symon not married. He
married Mary - , who after his death came with her two sons,
Henry and Francis, before 1640 to Dedham, Mass. She died there, Jan. 27, 1668, aged nearly 100 years.
Children :
+!• Simon, d. July, 1674, m. Tomazine - , d. 1641, (2) Prudence - .
2. Henry, bapt. 1588, d. 1671, m. wid. Elizabeth Smythe, d. 1626, (2) Ann Gross.
3. Mary, b. May, 1591, m. 1624, Thomas Aldred.
4. John, bapt. Dec. 28, 1593, d. 1653, m. 1624, Thomazine Smyth.
5. Reginald, bapt. Sept. 12, 1595, d. 1656, m. Alice Thurton.
6. Francis, d. 1658, m. Anne Fiske (John), (2) 1650, Sarah Sibbell.
7. Judith, m. bef. 1626, Robert Webster.
10. Simon or Simeon Chickering, born in England, son of Henry and Mary, married Tomazine - , who died Aug. 1641.
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He married, second, Prudence - , who was living in 1690. He
died in Wrentham, Eng., July, 1674. His will of July 8, 1674, mentions his wife Prudence, and his children, Mary, John, Nathaniel, Sarah, and Elizabeth Crispe.
Children, all born in Wrentham, Eng: —
1. Simon, bapt. Aug. 14, 1636, d. 1659.
2. Elizabeth, bapt. Dec. 9, 1638, m. Robert Crispe.
Second wife’s : —
3. Mary, b. Nov. 2, 1643.
4. John, b. Feb. 5, 1645.
-(-5. Nathaniel, b. Oct. 8, 1647, d. 1694, m. Mary Judson, (2) Lydia Fisher.
6. Daniel, b. Mar. 9, 1653, d. 1661.
7. Sarah, b. Dec. 26, 1654, d. 1657.
8. Sarah, b. Apr. 19, 1659.
9. Nathaniel1 Chickering was born in Wrentham, Eng., Oct. 8, 1647, son of Simeon and Prudence Chickering. His uncles, Henry1 and Francis1 Chickering, came to Dedham, Mass., in 1635. He came later, and was freeman, 1681, living in that part of Dedham which is now Dover. In 1694 he owned 1,000 acres there.
He married, Dec. 30, 1668, Mary Judson, daughter of Samuel1; she died leaving no children. He married, second, Dec. 3, 1674, Lydia Fisher, who was born July 14, 1652, at Dedham, daughter of Daniel2 and Abigail (Marryott) Fisher. He died Oct. 21, 1694, and was buried at Dover. His widow died at Needham, July 17, 1737, aged 86.
Children : —
1. Prudence, b. Sept. 9, 1675, d. aged 2 mos.
2. Nathaniel, b. Mar. 28, 1677, d. 1749, m. 1700, Mary Thorp, (2) 1716, Deborah Wright (Joseph).
3. Lydia, b. Oct. 1678, m. Thomas Metcalf.
4“4. Mary, b. Oct. 15, 1680, m. 1715, Nathan Aldis (John3).
5. John, b. Nov. 22, 1682, d. 1714.
6. Abigail, b. Mar. 29, 1685, unm. in 1749.
7. Daniel, b. July 1, 1687, d. 1718.
8. Samuel, b. Feb. 14, 1689, d. 1778, m. 1720, Mary Harding (Henry).
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See Aldis
Mary2 Chickering m. Nathan4 Aldis.
Mary (Aldis) Allen m. Moses3 Draper.
Sarah (Draper) Whiting m. James6 Prentice.
Nahum Prentice m. Nancy8 Whipple.
Caroline M. Prentice m. Elam6 Rogers.
Elvira Rogers m. Charles R.8 Bassett.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References: — Ancestry of Mary Chickering Nichols, 1919; Dedham, Hist. Register, 1892; N. E. H. & G. Reg., vol. 63, p. 282.
CHIPMAN
11. Thomas Chipman of Dorset, Eng., was probably born at Whitechurch about 1567. He was married about 1590, and died about 1623. His widow died about 1637, leaving two daughters, Hannor and Tumsun (Thomasine), and one son, John.
10. Elder John1 Chipman, son of Thomas, was born in Brinspittal, Dorsetshire, Eng., about 1615. He was left father¬ less early and sailed from Barnstable, Eng., in the Friendship in 1631. After eleven weeks of foul weather he landed in Boston. He settled in Plymouth, 1631 ; removed to Yarmouth, 1646, and in 1649, to Barnstable. Deputy, 1663-6, 1668-9; a ruling elder in the church at Barnstable, 1670; selectman several years. He was appointed with three others to attend meetings of the Quakers to try to turn them from the error of their ways.
He married in 1646, Hope Howland, who was born in Plymouth, Aug. 30, 1629, the daughter of John1 and Elizabeth (Tilley) How¬ land. She died Jan. 8, 1683, and is buried at Lothrop Hill, Bos¬ ton. He married, second, Ruth (Sargent) (Winslow) Bourne, daughter of Rev. William1 Sargent, and widow of Jonathan Winslow and of Richard1 Bourne (who died in 1685).
He moved to Sandwich in 1679 and lived there until his death, Apr. 7, 1708, and was buried in the old cemetery at Sandwich. His widow died in Sandwich, Oct. 4, 1713, aged 71 years. He had ten married children and eighty-two grandchildren, nearly all of whom married and had children.
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The inscription on his wife’s gravestone reads : —
Here lyeth Interred ye body of Mrs Hope Chipman Wife of Elder John Chipman Aged 54 years who changed this life For a better Ye 8th of Jan.
1683 '
Children, all born in Barnstable, except one recorded in Plymouth : —
+1. Elizabeth, b. June 24, 1647, m. Hosea Joyce (John1).
2. Daughter, died infancy.
3. Hope, b. Aug. 13, 1652, d. 1728, m. 1670, John Huckins, d. 1678 (Thomas), (2) 1683, Jonathan Cobb (Elenry1).
4. Lydia, b. Dec. 25, 1654, d. 1730, m. John Sargent (William1).
5. John, b. Mar. 2, 1657, d. ae. 3 mos.
6. Hannah, b. Jan. 14, 1659, d. bef. 1698, m. 1680, Thomas Huckens (Thomas).
7. Samuel, b. Apr. 15, 1661, d. 1723, m. 1686, Sarah Cobb (Henry1).
8. Ruth, b. Dec. 31, 1663, d. 1698, m. 1682, Eleazer Crocker (Wil¬ liam1).
9. Bethia, b. July 1, 1666, d. bef. 1699, m. Shubael Dimmock (Shubael1).
10. Mercy, b. Feb. 6, 1668, d. 1724, m. 1697, as 2d wife, Nathan Skiff (James1).
11. John, b. Mar. 3, 1670, d. 1756, m. Mary Skiff (Stephen2), (2) Elizabeth (Handley) (Pope) Russell, (3) Hannah Hoxsie.
12. Desire, b. Feb. 26, 1673, d. 1705, m. 1695, Melatiah Bourne (Shear- jashub2).
See Joyce
Elizabeth2 Chipman m. Hosea2 Joyce.
Dorcas Joyce m. Prince3 Howes.
Thomas Plowes m. Hannah4 Sears.
Thomas Howes m. Bathsheba5 Sears.
Deborah Howes m. Lot6 Bassett.
Francis Bassett m. Mehitabel8 Ford.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References : — The Chipman Family, Bert Lee Chipman, 1920 ; 160 Allied Families, Austin, 1893 ; Society Colonial Wars, 1922.
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CLARK
11. Rowland1 Clark, a proprietor of Dedham, Mass., in 1637, died there April 2, 1638. His widow, Mary, was admitted to the church in Dedham, Apr. 1, 1642. She died June 22, 1642.
Children : —
Priscilla, d. 1692, m. 1639, Nathaniel1 Colburn.
Mary (or Martha), m. 1641, Benjamin Smith.
-(-Elizabeth, d. 1683, m. 1642, George1 Barbour.
See Barbour
Elizabeth2 Clark m. George1 Barbour.
John Barbour m. Abigail2 Babcock.
Abial Barbour m. Elkanah3 Haven.
Mehitabel4 Haven m. Daniel3 Haven.
Asa4 Haven m. Eunice6 Aldis.
Polly Haven m. John Bower0 Preston.
John Bower6 Preston m. Clarissa7 North.
Marcus North Preston m. Rebecca8 Tenney.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References: — Descendants of Isaac Colburn, Jr.; Dedham Records.
CLARK
10. William1 Clark came from East Yarmouth, Eng., 1633, in the Mary and John, and was one of the first to plant at Agawam (later Ipswich), Apr. 1633, and had land assigned to him, 1634. Removed, 1637, to Salem, where he was a vintner. He was granted a license, 1641, to entertain cattle and passengers. He had married in England, his first wife. He married, second, Katherine
- - , who after his death was licensed by the General Court to
keep an inn and sell wine, if she provide a fit man for the business. He died 1647, in Salem. His will mentions his wife Katherine, and asks that his younger children — four minors — be sent to
England to be cared for by his sisters.
%
Children : —
William, b. Eng., was overseer of his sister Sarah’s estate in 1667. -f-Sarah, b. Eng., d. 1698, m. a. 1647, George Davis, he d. 1667, (2) a. 1671, Nicholas Risse.
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65
Second wife’s : —
Bethiah, bapt. 1638, Salem.
Susanna, b. 1642, Salem.
Deborah, bapt. 1645, Salem.
See Rist
Sarah2 (Clark) Davis m. Nicholas1 Risse. Joseph Rist m. Phoebe3 Richardson.
Phoebe (Rist) Draper m. Samuel5 Prentice. James Prentice m. Sarah4 (Draper) Whiting. Nahum Prentice m. Nancy6 Whipple.
Caroline Prentice m. Elam6 Rogers.
Elvira Rogers m. Charles R.8 Bassett.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References Pope’s Pioneers of Mass., 1900.
CLARKE
11. Joseph1 Clarke of Windsor, Conn., had two children who were baptized the same day at Windsor. His wife, name unknown, died Apr. 3, 1639. Joseph died in April, 1641, leaving- his property, by a will dated Dec. 1, 1640, to his two children. His son, Joseph, died in 1659 leaving property for which Joseph Bird, as husband of his sister, Mary, signed, showing they were mar¬ ried before 1660.
Children : —
Joseph, bapt. Sept. 30, 1638, d. 1659, unm.
-(-Mary, bapt. Sept. 30, 1638, m. bef. 1660, Joseph Bird (Thomas1).
See Bird
Mary2 Clarke m. Joseph2 Bird.
Joseph Bird m. Mary4 Steele.
Mary Bird m. Joseph4 Hart.
Ambrose5 Hart m. Martha3 Tuller. '
Martha6 Hart m. Lot5 Woodruff.
Dolly Woodruff m. Linus8 North.
Clarissa North m. John Bower6 Preston.
Marcus North Preston m. Rebecca B.8 Tenney.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, 1928, p. 214.
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COLBY
12. Thomas Colby of Beccles, Co. Suffolk, Eng., married Beatrix Felton, daughter of Sir Thomas and Mary (Gernon) Felton of Co. Suffolk, Eng., and had twelve children.
11. Anthony1 Colebie (Colby) was born in Beccles, Eng., probably the son of Thomas. He probably came with Gov. Winthrop’s party to Boston in 1630. He was a church member in Boston, 1630; a freeman, 1634; a “planter”; in Cambridge, 1632; in Ipswich, 1637; received land in the first division in Salisbury, 1640, and again in 1643; received land in Amesbury, 1654 and ’58. In 1654 he bought for $200.00 “a house and barns together with the well and bucket and rope belonging to it.” The Colby house was still standing in Amesbury in 1895. He was evidently a thorough Puritan.
He married, probably in Boston, widow Susanna Waterman, perhaps the daughter of William Sargent (although by tradition she was a Nutting). He died Feb. 11, 1661, probably between 65 and 75 years old. He was buried in the Golgotha Cemetery, Amesbury. He left no will. His estate was inventoried at £359. His widow died July 8, 1689. She had married, in 1663, William Whitridge, who died in 1669.
Children : —
1. A dau. bapt. with John, d. inf.
2. John, bapt. Sept. 8, 1633, d. 1675, m. 1655, Frances Hoyt (John1).
3. Sarah, m. 1653, Orlando Bagley.
4. A child born and died inf.
5. Samuel, b. a. 1638, d. 1716, m. bef. 1668, Elizabeth Sargent (William1).
6. Isaac, b. July 6, 1640, d. bef. 1691, m. Martha Parratt (Francis1). +7. Rebecca, b. Mar. 11, 1643, d. 1672, m. 1661, John Williams (John1).
8. Mary, b. Sept. 19, 1647, m. 1668, William Sargent (William1).
9. Thomas, b. Mar. 8, 1650, m. 1674, Hannah Rowell (Valentine2).
See Williams
Rebecca2 Colby m. John2 Williams.
Sarah Williams m. Joseph2 Bond.
Rebecca Bond m. Benjamin3 Hardy.
Rebecca Hardy m. Jonathan4 Bailey.
William Bailey m. Anne5 Chase.
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67
Rebecca Bailey m. Silas6 Tenney.
William Tenney m. Emeline3 Murray.
Rebecca Tenney m. Marcus N.7 Preston.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References Colby Family, James W. Colby, 1895; Old Families of Salis¬ bury and Amesbury, Hoyt, 1916.
COLE
10. John1 Cole (Co ale, Oowle, Coles, Co ales, Cowles) was born about 1598, and came from the north or west of England
or perhaps Wales. He married Hannah - , who was born
1613. He probably stopped at Hartford and then removed to
Farmington, where he was one of the seven men who organized the church there Oct. 13, 1652, Stephen Hart, Thomas Judd, John Cole, Thomas Thompson, Robert Porter, John Bronson and Mr. Roger Newton— the first pastor— (the first four mentioned are our ancestors). He was one of the 84 proprietors who made a division of land at Farmington in 1672. A farmer. He was
Deputy to General Court, 1653-4. He lived on the lot next
south of the meeting house and his descendants lived there for 150 years. The homes of the sturdy pioneers were near together. Wild beasts prowled in the adjacent forests, and various tribes of Indians occupied the nearby country. The Indians were generally friendly, but occasionally raided the settlements, murdering the whites and plundering their homes. As late as 1691 a committee was chosen to designate certain houses to be fortified and stored with ammunition. On the Sabbath, the great day of the week, the inhabitants went armed to church, the women carrying their infants which they dared not leave behind, and a guard was stationed at the door during the services. A drum served as a bell to call the people together.
John Cole removed in 1664, to Hadley, Mass., later called Hat¬ field, where he died Sept. 1675. His widow died in Hartford, Mar. 16, 1684, at the home of her daughter Hannah Stanley, and was buried in Hartford. Her will of Oct. 27, 1680, mentions her sons Samuel and John, her daughters Hannah Stanley, Esther Bull, Elizabeth Lyman, Mary Dickenson, and children of daughter Sarah Goodwin, deceased.
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Children : —
1. Samuel, b. 1639, d. 1691, m. 1660, Abigail Stanley (Timothy1).
2. John, b. Feb. 1641, d. 1711, m. 1668, Deborah Bartlett (Robert1).
3. Hannah, b. Feb. 1644, d. 1689, m. 1665, Caleb Stanley (Timothy1).
4. Sarah, b. 1646, d. 1676, m. 1664, Nathaniel Goodwin (Ozias1).
+5. Esther, b. 1649, d. 1691, m. 1669, Thomas Bull (Thomas1).
6. Mary, b. June 24, 1654, d. after 1699, m. 1670, Nehemiah Dickenson (Nathaniel1).
7. Elizabeth, d. after 1696, m. 1674, Richard Lyman, Jr. (Richard21).
See Bull
Esther2 Cowles m. Thomas2 Bull.
Susanna Bull m. Timothy3 Porter.
Lois Porter m. Samuel4 North.
Samuel North m. Lucy5 Deming.
Linus North m. Dolly6 Woodruff.
Clarissa North m. John Bower6 Preston.
Marcus North Preston m. Rebecca B.8 Tenney.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References: — One Branch of Booth Family, C. E. Booth, 1910; The Cole Family, Frank T. Cole, 1887; Genealogy of Cowles Family, Calvin D. Cowles, 1929; Society of Colonial Wars, 1922.
COLLIER
11. William1 Collier was a merchant of London, Eng., where he had a brew house and was one of the principal financial helpers in England, of the Mayflower expedition. He came with his four daughters to Plymouth in 1633, in the Mary and Jane with 196 passengers. He was a freeman, 1633. He removed to Dux- bury and lived in the southeast part, near Brewster, and was prob¬ ably the wealthiest man in Duxbury, as he was rated highest on the tax list. He was on committees for assigning and laying out land, building a meeting house and to revise their laws. He was one of the two plenipotentiaries from Plymouth, in 1643, at the first meeting of the Congress of the United Colonies to form a confederation. He was governor’s assistant, 1634 to 1665 ; repre¬ sentative to General Court; member of Council of War, 1642 and later. He was called “a distinguished early settler, and great benefactor to the Colony.” “In 1658 the court ordered a servant to him, as he could not easily come to public business, being aged,
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69
and having much private business.” He died, 1670, at an
advanced age. Some authorities say he brought his wife Jane
from England with him, and some say she married him as her
second husband, and the mother of his children died in England.
In the will of Jane Collier, widow of William, she mentions her
granddaughter Sarah (Walker) Warren. Jane, wife of William
Collier, petitioned in 1653 “on behalf of her grandchild Sara.”
As Jane’s husband did not join in the petition she was probably
daughter of a child of Jane by a former husband, in England.
Sara married, 1645, Nathaniel Warren.
*
Children : —
Rebecca, b. in Eng., m. 1634, Job1 Cole.
Sarah, b. 1615, d. 1691, m. 1634, Love Brewster (William1), (2) Richard1 Parke.
-f-Mary, d. bef. 1662, m. 1635, Gov. Thomas1 Prence.
+Elizabeth, b. 1617, m. 1637, Constant1 Southworth (Edward).
See Southworth
Elizabeth2 Collier m. Constant1 Southworth.
Mercy Southworth m. Samuel2 Freeman.
Samuel Freeman m. Elizabeth3 Sparrow.
Priscilla Freeman m. John3 Sears.
John4 Sears m. Deborah5 Crowell.
Bathsheba0 Sears m. Thomas5 Howes.
Deborah Howes m. Lot6 Bassett.
Francis Bassett m. Mehitable8 Ford.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.s Bassett.
See Prence
Mary2 Collier m. Thomas1 Prence.
Sarah Prence m. Jeremiah2 Howes.
Prence Howes m. Dorcas3 Joyce.
Thomas4 Howes m. Hannah4 Sears.
Bathsheba0 Sears m. Thomas5 Howes.
Deborah Howes m. Lot6 Bassett.
Francis Bassett m. Mehitable8 Ford.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.s Preston.
References: — Munsey-Hopkins Genealogy, Lowell, 1920; Pioneers of Mass., Pope, 1920; Colonial Wars, 1922.
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COLSON
8. John Colson was born about 1681, in Bermuda, according to his grandson. He married in Hingham, Mass., May 29, 1706, Susanna Lincoln, who was born Sept. 19, 1688, the daughter of Thomas2 and Sarah (Lewis) Lincoln. He lived in Hingham and two children were born there. In about 1713 he removed to Weymouth, South Parish, and was admitted to the church there in 1742. Four sons and seven daughters were born there. His wife, Susanna, died in 1732, and he married Jan. 30, 1733, his second wife, Deborah Sprague of Hingham, and had three children. He died July 14, 1752, in his 71st year. His mother was probably the widow Mary Colson who died in Weymouth, Feb. 8, 1716.
Children : —
+1. Susanna, b. Apr. 20, 1707, m. 1727, Richard Agur (Richard3).
2. Mary, b. Nov. 20, 1710. m. 1729, Jeremiah Beal (Jeremiah32).
3. Thomas, b. Jan. 27, 1713, d. 1799, m. 1735, Mary Bolter (Eben- ezer).
4. Sarah, b. Feb. 7, 1715, d. Feb. 28, 1715.
5. Ebenezer, b. Mar. 14, 1716, m. 1739, Hannah White (Thomas).
6. Brackley, b. Oct. 2, 1718, d. 1760, m. - .
7. Sarah, b. May 9, 1721, d. 1730.
8. Infant.
9. Elizabeth, b. Mar. 4, 1723, d. 1798, m. 1741, Samuel Hovey (Eben¬ ezer).
10. Ann, b. Jan. 1, 1725.
11. Josiah, b. Jan. 24, 1727, d. 1811, m. 1754, Leah Beal (James).
12. Infant, b. Mar. 12, 1732.
Second wife: —
13. John, b. Jan. 27, 1734.
14. Christopher, b. Oct. 2, 1736, m. 1762, Experience White (Mat¬ thew).
15. Deborah, b. Oct. 13, 1743, m. 1761, Joseph Trufant (Joseph).
See Auger
Susanna2 Colson m. Richard4 Auger.
Lydia Auger m. John6 Ford.
John Ford m. Sally6 Reed.
, Mehitable Ford m. Francis7 Bassett.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References : — Weymouth Records ; N. E. H. & G. Reg., vol. 52, pp. 276 and 372.
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COOKE
10. Francis1 Cooke was born in England about 1583. He went to Leyden, Holland, where he was married, June 30, 1603. The marriage record at Leyden reads “Francis Cooke, wool comber, unmarried, from England, with Hester Mayhieu, unmar¬ ried, from Canterbury, Eng., accompanied by Jennie Mayhieu, her mother, and Jennie Mayhieu, her sister.” The Mayhieus were Walloons and Huguenots. Francis and his son John were on the Speedwell when it sailed from Delftshaven, July 20, 1620, with some of the Pilgrims bound fof America. At Southampton they joined the Mayflower and set sail on Aug. 5. The Speedwell began to leak, but although the ships put into Dartmouth for repairs and sailed again Aug. 21, new leaks compelled the Speed¬ well to return to London, with such immigrants as could not be taken in the Mayflower , which then went on alone. Francis and his son were on the Mayflower, and he was the seventeenth signer of the Mayflower compact. His son John was living in 1694, prob¬ ably the oldest male survivor of the Mayflower. His wife, Hester, and the rest of their children, came in the Ann in 1623. Winslow recorded “The wife of Francis Cooke being a Walloon, holds communion with the church at Plymouth, as she came from the French, by virtue of the communion of churches.”
He was freeman, 1633 ;• a member of Myles Standish’s Com¬ pany, 1643, and in the expedition against the Indians ; on a com¬ mittee to lay out roads in Plymouth. Bradford called him “a very old man” in 1650. He died April 7, 1663, aged 80, and was buried in the old Plymouth burying ground. His will of 1659 names his wife Hester and son John, executors. An agreement of the heirs in June, 1666, showed the surviving children were John, Jacob, Hester Wright and Mary Thompson. Plester, his widow, died in 1675.
Children, four born in Leyden, one in Plymouth : —
Jane, b. 1608, d. before 1666, m. 1627, Experience Mitchell.
John, b. 1612, d. 1695, m. 1634, Sarah Warren (Richard1).
Jacob, b. 1618, d. 1676, m. 1646, Damaris Hopkins, (2) Elizabeth (Lettice) Shurtleff.
Hester, b. 1620, m. 1644, Richard1 Wright.
-f-Mary, b. 1626, d. 1715, m. 1645, John1 Thompson.
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See Thompson
Mary2 Cooke m. John1 Thompson.
Jacob Thompson m. Abigail3 Wadsworth.
Hannah Thompson m. Ebenezer4 Reed.
Barnabas Reed m. Silence5 Sprague.
Sarah Reed m. John7 Ford.
Mehitabel Ford m. Francis7 Bassett.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.s Preston.
References: — Munsey Hopkins Family, Lowell, 1920; Society Colonial Wars, 1922.
CROSBY
11. Robert Crosby, bapt. Oct. 30, 1596, was the fourth cousin of Simon1 Crosby who married Anne Brigham (both being sixth in descent from John Crosby who was born about 1440; died 1502, at Holme on Spalding Moor, Yorkshire, Eng.). The name Crosby is Danish (as are so many in that part of England, the ending “by” like boro, meaning town), “the town of the Cross.”
Robert married about 1622, Constance Brigham, who was born about 1602, the daughter of Thomas and Isabel (Watson) Brig¬ ham. He died about 1640, at Holme on Spalding Moor. His widow Constance came to Rowley, Mass., where as “Custins” Crosby she appears on Rowley records as one owning land there. In 1674, she asked that some one be appointed to care for her orphan granddaughter, Sarah Longhorne. She died and was buried in Rowley, Jan. 25, 1684.
Children, all born at Holme : —
1. John, bapt. Jan. 25, 1624, d. y.
2. Jane, bapt. Apr. 22, 1627, d. 1716, m. 1644, John1 Pickard.
-{-3. Mary, bapt. Dec. 4, 1629, d. 1667, m. 1648, Richard1 Longhorne.
4. Robert, bapt. July 22, 1632, prob. d. y.
+5. Hannah, bapt. Oct. 31, 1634, d. 1717, m. 1655, John Johnson
(John1).
v
See Longhorne
Mary2 Crosby m. Richard1 Longhorne.
Elizabeth Langhorne m. Abraham2 Haseltine.
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73
Mary Haseltine m. Samuel3 Stickney.
Samuel Stickney m. Elizabeth4 Hardy.
Hannah Stickney m. Thomas5 Tenney.
Silas Tenney m. Rebecca6 Bailey.
William Tenney m. Emeline3 Murray.
Rebecca Tenney m. Marcus N.7 Preston.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
See Johnson
Hannah2 Crosby m. John2 Johnson.
Elizabeth Johnson m. Ebenezer2 Stewart.
Robert Stewart m. Ann3 Adams.
Sarah Stewart m. 'Samuel Chase.
Anne Chase m. William5 Bailey.
Silas6 Tenney m. Rebecca Bailey.
Rebecca Bailey m. Silas6 Tenney.
William Tenney m. Emeline3 Murray.
Rebecca Tenney m. Marcus N.7 Preston.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References Simon Crosby, the Emigrant, E. D. Crosby, 1914; Early Settlers of Rowley, Mass., Blodgett.
CROWELL
11. “Master” John1 Crowe (later Crowell), was probably from a family of Co. Kent, Eng., that moved to Wales ; we do not know whether he was born in England or Wales. The family coat of arms had three cocks crowing. He came to Charlestown, 1635, and married Elishua. She had been received into the Charlestown church, 1634, the year she came from England.
He was one of the three grantees — with Anthony Thacher and Thomas Howes — of Matakeese, later Yarmouth, in 1638, and was a freeman there in 1640. Deputy from Yarmouth, 1641, ’42, ’43 ; juror, 1658; magistrate, 1640. His wife died 1688, and he died at Yarmouth, Jan. 14, 1673.
Children : —
Moses, bapt. Charlestown, 1637, d. y.
+John, b. a. 1638, d. 1689, m. Mehitabel Miller (John1).
Elishua, d. 1708, m. a. 1664, John2 Gifford.
Thomas, b. a. 1645, d. 1690, m. Agnes - .
Elizabeth, m. Arthur Perry, Sr., of Boston.
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10. John2 Crowell, son of John1 and Elishua Crowell, was born at Yarmouth, Mass., about 1638. He married Mehitabel Miller, born Roxbury, July 13, 1638, daughter of Rev. John1 and Lydia Miller.
A palisade house built by a Mr. John Crowe at Yarmouth stood two centuries, seldom needing repairs. The sills were laid on the ground, with two parallel rows of holes, six inches apart, for the poles ; the space between being filled with stones and clay, and the walls plastered inside and out with shell mortar ; the roof was of the long sedge grass from the meadows, with oiled paper for glass in the windows. Stray/ or sedge grass covered the floor instead of a carpet. He died, Jan. 28, 1689, at Nobscusset. The names of his children and his grandson, Thomas Tobey, are from his will. His widow died Feb. 23, 1715.
Children : —
1. Mehitabel, b. 1654, d. 1723, m. a. 1675, Thomas2 Tobey (Thomas1).
2. Lydia, b. a. 1668.
3. Samuel, d. 1723, unm.
+4. John, b. 1662, d. 1728, m. 1684, Bethia Sears (Paul2).
5. Susanna, b. 1666, m. Jan. 29, 1713, John Berry.
6. Jeremiah, b. 1670, d. 1745, m. 1705, Hannah Ryder.
7. Elizabeth, m. 1702, Samuel Matthews (James1).
8. Hannah, b. Apr. 1, 1677, m. 1706, Joseph Studley.
9. John3 Crowell, son of John2 and Mehitabel (Miller) Crowell, was born 1662. Lived at Nobscusset, Mass. He mar¬ ried, May 27, 1684, Bethia Sears, who was born, Jan. 3, 1661, at Yarmouth, daughter of Capt. Paul2 and Deborah (Willard) Sears. She died May 5, 1724, and he died Oct. 11, 1728. Their grave¬ stones were the first erected in the burying ground near the meet¬ ing house in North Dennis.
Children : —
1. Joseph, b. Mar. 20, 1685, m. 1709, Bathsheba Hall, (2) 1723, Sarah Howes.
2. PauJ, b. Apr. 20, 1687, d. 1765, m. 1714, Elizabeth Hallett, (2) 1725, Margery Hall.
3. Bethia, b. Apr. 13, 1689, d. 1752, m. 1710, Joseph Atwood.
4. Mehitabel, b. Sept. 3, 1691, d. 1766, m. 1713, John Ryder (John32). -j-5. John, b. July, 1693, m. 1718, Keziah Eldredge (Samuel2).
6. Deborah, b. July 1, 1695, d. 1706.
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7. Christopher, b. July 24, 1698, d. 1781, m. 1724, Sarah Matthews (William2).
8. Elizabeth, b. Oct. 30, 1700, m. 1721, Benjamin Homer.
9. Mary, b. Dec. 25, 1704, m. 1724, Thomas Bray.
8. John4 Crowell, son of John3 and Bethia (Sears) Crowell, was born in Mobscusset, July, 1693. He married, Oct. 23, 1718, Keziah Eldredge, born Mar. 1695, daughter of Samuel2 and Keziah (Taylor) Eldredge of Yarmouth. John Crowell, Jr., and Keziah, his wife, were admitted to the East Yarmouth Church, May 5, 1728, and four children .were baptized. He was town clerk and treasurer many years. Removed to Falmouth, 1750. He had a grant of land in Gorham, Me., 1733.
Children : —
-j-1. Deborah, b. Sept. 21, 1719, d. 1753, m. 1738, John Sears (John3).
2. Mehitabel, b. Aug. 14, 1721, d. 1760, m. 1742, Zechariah Sears (Joseph3).
3. John, b. Jan. 9, 1723-4, d. 1776, m. 1747, Mary Howes.
4. Bethia, b. Mar. 4, 1727, m. 1744, Zachariah Howes.
5. Keziah, b. July 13, 1729, d. July 29, 1729.
6. Keziah, b. May 18, 1730, d. May 29, 1730.
7. Samuel, b. Mar. 21, 1733, d. June 28, 1733.
8. Keziah, b. May 17, 1734.
9. Samuel, b. Dec. 29, 1735, d. Mar. 7, 1736.
10. Anne, b. Mar. 29, 1738.
11. Mary, b. Dec. 13, 1739, m. 1760, Judah Sears (Judah4).
See Sears
Deborah5 Crowell m. John4 Sears.
Bathsheba Sears m. Thomas5 Howes.
Deborah Howes m. Lot6 Bassett.
Francis Bassett m. Mehitable8 Ford.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References : — John Crowe and His Descendants, L. & H. G. Crowell, 1903 ; The Crowell Families of Yarmouth, 1910 and 1913; 160 Allied Families, Austin, 1893 ; Society Colonial Wars, 1922.
CURRIER
10. Richard1 Currier was born May 3, 1616, in England or Scotland. He was one of the original settlers of Salisbury, Mass., in 1640, a planter and millwright. He helped build a saw mill
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in 1656, and owned one in 1675. In 1667, Amesbury was set off and named. He was one of the most prominent men in the new town ; he had property and held many offices in Salisbury and Amesbury. He was one of the committee of three to build the first meeting house, 1665, and on a committee of two to secure a minister; his name has the place of honor in seating the meeting house, 1667. He was town clerk, and a soldier in Narragansett War.
He married Anna - , who died 1675 or 6; he married,
second, Oct. 26, 1676, Joanna, the daughter of Henry Pindor, and widow of Valentine Rowell (who died 1662), and of William Sargent (who had died, 1687). He was drowned Feb. 22, 1687. His wife, widowed the third time, died Oct. 1690, aged about 69.
Children : —
-(-Samuel, b. a. 1636, d. 1713, m. a. 1665, Mary Hardy (Thomas1).
Jeoffrey, b. 1637, of Portsmouth, possibly a son.
Hannah, b. July 8, 1643, m. 1659, Samuel Foote (Pasco1).
Thomas, b. Mar. 8, 1646, d. 1712, m. 1668, Mary Osgood (William).
9. Samuel2 Currier, born about 1636, was probably the son, but possibly the younger brother of Richard1 Currier. He mar¬ ried, about 1665, Mary, daughter of Thomas1 Hardy of Bradford, Mass. A weaver and millwright, he lived in Haverhill, where he had a right in a corn mill. He died Mar. 14, 1713, and was buried in the Pentucket Cemetery, Haverhill. His will of Mar. 9, 1713, mentions his wife, Mary. His gravestone reads : —
‘‘Here lies the body of Samuel Currier who died Mar. 14, 1713, aged 77 years.”
Children : —
-(-Sarah, m. 1690, Ichabod Rogers, (2) bef. 1724, Amos Singletary.
Ann, d. 1696.
Samuel, b. and d. Feb. 26, 1669.
Richard, b. Dec. 24, 1670, d. 1689.
John, b. Apr. 22, 1672, d. 1722, m. 1706, Grace Hall.
Mary, b. Jan. 28, 1675, d. 1719, m. 1701, Anthony Colby (Isaac2).
Alice, b. Aug. 9, 1678, living 1713, m. 1701, Robert Peasley (Joseph).
Elizabeth, b. Feb. 21, 1680, was living in 1717.
Hannah, b. Jan. 24, 1682, d. Feb. 4, ’82.
Samuel, b. Feb. 14, 1685, living 1733, m. 1714, Abigail Kelly (John).
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77
See Rogers
Sarah3 Currier m. Ichabod2 Rogers.
Hope Rogers m. Esther4 Meachem.
Jethro Rogers m. Hannah4 Holt.
Abijah Rogers m. Polly Wetherbee.
Elam Rogers m. Caroline8 Prentice.
Elvira Rogers m. Charles R.8 Bassett.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References Genealogy of Richard Currier, H. L. Currier, 1910; Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Hoyt, 1901; Society Colonial Wars, 1922.
CURTIS
10. William1 Curtis, born in Nazing, Essex Co., Eng., Nov. 12, 1592, married at Nazing, Aug. 6, 1618, Sarah Eliot, who was bapt. at Widford, Herts, Eng., Jan. 13, 1599, the daughter of Bennet and Lettice Eliot.
He came in the Lion , in 1632, with his wife and four children, to Roxbury, where his brother-in-law, John Eliot — the “Apostle to the Indians” — had come the year previous. Freeman, 1633.
He had brothers Thomas, born 1598, who settled in Wethers¬ field, Conn.; Richard; and John, bapt. 1597, who married at Nazing, 1610, Elizabeth Hutchings, settled at Stratford, Conn., in 1640, and died about 1645 ; and a sister Mary, who married at Nazing, 1620, Thomas Ruggles. He died, Dec. 8, 1672, at Rox¬ bury; his widow died Mar. 20, 1673.
Children : —
1. William, b. Eng., 1618, d. 1634.
2. Mary, bapt. Mar. 11, 1621, m. Rev. Edward Devotion. -
3. Thomas, b. Jan. 19, 1623, d. 1650, of "long and tedious’ consump¬ tion.” F
+4. Elizabeth, bapt. Feb. 13, 1625, d. 1707, m. 1659, Isaac Newell (Abraham1).
5. Sarah, bapt. Aug. 5, 1627.
6. John, bapt. July 17, 1629, d. after 1711, m. 1661, Rebecca Wheeler (Thomas), d. 1676, (2) a. 1680, Dorcas Peak (Christopher1).
"I' Philip, bapt. Mar. 28, 1632, d. 1675, m. 1658, Obedience Holland (John).
8. Hannah, b. Roxbury, d. bef. 1677, m. 1651, William Geary (Arthur1). J
9 Isaac, b. Roxbury, July 22, 1642, d. 1695, m. 1670, Hannah Polley (John1).
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See Newell
Elizabeth2 Curtis m. Isaac2 Newell.
Sarah Newell m. Nathaniel2 Hawes.
Mehitabel Hawes m. John0 Aldis.
Eunice Aldis m. Asa4 Haven.
Polly Haven m. John Bower5 Preston.
John Bower6 Preston m. Clarissa7 North.
Marcus North Preston m. Rebecca8 Tenney.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References : — Curtiss Family, F. H. Curtiss, 1903 ; Eliot Family, Emerson, 1905.
DAMON
10. John1 Damon was born in Kent, Eng., and came to Ply¬ mouth Colony in 1628, with his sister Hannah and his mother’s brother, William Gilson, as their guardian. Hannah was unmar¬ ried in 1639 when their uncle died. John married, June, 1644, Katherine Merritt, daughter of Henry1. He married, second, Jan. 15, 1659, Martha Howland, who was born about 1639, daughter of Arthur1 Howland. He lived in Scituate where he held offices of trust and responsibility. Was assistant, 1633-’34, 1636- 38 ; officer of excise, 1644. He died, 1676, in Scituate; his widow Martha was executrix of his estate. She married, second, Peter Bacon of Taunton. She died in Hingham, Dec. 19, 1732, aged 93. In the division of his estate in 1679, there were men¬ tioned John, Experience, Ichabod, and “a weake childe, Ebenezer,” Silence, Martha, Hannah, Margaret and Daniel.
Children : —
1. Deborah, b. Apr. 25, 1645, m. 1666, Thomas Woodworth (Walter1).
2. John, b. Nov. 3, 1647, was in King Philip’s War, 1676.
3. Zachary, b. 1649, d. inf.
4. Mary or Mercy, b. July, 1651, d. before 1696, unm.
5. Daniel, b. Feb. 1652-3, d. 1696, willed his property to his sister Deborah Woodworth and his brother Zachariah.
6. Zachary, b. 1654, d. 1730, m. 1679, Martha Woodworth (Walter1).
Second wife’s : —
7. Experience, b. Apr. 17, 1662, m. Patience - , (2) 1710, Ruth
Low.
+8. Silence, b. Jan. 2, 1663, d. 1702, m. 1683, Samuel2 Tower.
9. Ebenezer, b. Jan. 11, 1665, was living 1679.
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10. Ichabod, b. Apr. 8, 1668, m. S'arah - .
11. Margaret, b. July 20, 1670.
12. Hannah, b. Dec. 2, 1672. A Hannah Damon m. Benjamin Wood- worth (b. 1647, d. 1729).
See Tower
Silence2 Damon m. Samuel2 Tower.
Silence Tower m. William3 Sprague.
Joshua Sprague m. Elizabeth Keen.
Silence Sprague m. Barnabas5 Reed.
Sarah Reed m. John8 Ford.
Mehitable Ford m. Francis7 Bassett.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References : — Dean’s History of Scituate, Pope’s Pioneers, 1900 ; Damon Memorial, B. M. Damon, 1897 ; Colonial Dames, Mass., 1927.
DARE
9. Capt. William1 Dare, born in England, came from county of Dorset or Somerset to West New Jersey. In 1682, he built the Blue Anchor Tavern in Philadelphia, which became the head¬ quarters of William Penn when he landed. He later removed to Cumberland Co., N. J. ; he bought 100 acres, Aug. 3, 1695, in Fairfield. He is called “Mariner” in some of the early deeds, and doubtless obtained his title “Captain” in a sea-faring life. He had a good education, was a fine penman, and became one of the leading men of the community ; sheriff of Salem Co., 1703 and ’04 ; captain of a company of militia, 1706 ; justice of the County Court, 1707, ’08 and TO; a large land owner, among his purchases being 200 acres at Autuxit (now Newport, N. J.), where he finally settled, and died in 1720. He left a widow, Constant, and six children. His will of 1720 left to his son William his estate in Dorset, Eng.
Children : —
-j- William, d. 1749, m. - , (2) wid. Elizabeth Lawrence.
Benoni, d. 1770, m. - , (2) Mrs. Clemmons Waithman.
Elizabeth.
Constant.
Sarah.
Robert, b. 1702, bur. Aug. 22, 1772.
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8. William2 Dare, the son of Capt. William and Constant Dare, lived in Indian Fields, east of Bridgeton, N. J., where he owned large tracts of land and cedar swamps. We do not know the name of his first wife, who was the mother of his children. He married (2) Elizabeth, the widow of Nathan Lawrence, who had died in 1744. He was constable in 1711 ; overseer of roads, 1718-19. He died, Dec. 1749, leaving his widow and seven chil¬ dren. The witnesses of his will were Ebenezer Westcott, John Ogden and David Ogden.
Children : —
William, d. 1760, m. a. 1733, Freelove Preston (Levi2), m. (2)
Hannah - .
John.
Mary, m. - Jessop.
Hannah, d. 1775, m. Jonathan Ogden, he d. 1745.
-j-Elizabeth, m. Isaac Preston (Levi2).
Rachel, b. 1719, d. 1757, m. David Westcott.
Sarah, m. Henry Westcott.
See Preston
Elizabeth3 Dare m. Isaac3 Preston.
Isaac4 Preston m. Hannah4 Bower.
John Bower Preston m. Polly5 Haven.
John Bower6 Preston m. Clarissa7 North.
Marcus North Preston m. Rebecca B.8 Tenney.
Annie Rebecca Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References : — History of Gloucester, Cumberland and Salem Counties, N. J., Cushing and Shepperd, 1883 ; Society Colonial Wars, 1922.
DEMING
10. Mr. John1 Deming, born in England, 1615, was probably the son of John Deming. He had a brother Thomas who mar¬ ried, 1645, Mary Sheaff, and a sister Elizabeth, b. England, 1595, d. 1683, m. 1615, Nathaniel1 Foote, Sr.; he d. 1644; she m. (2) 1646, Gov., Thomas Welles. John Deming was one of four in Wethersfield who were called “Mr.”, a courtesy paid to men of prominence. He was one of the first settlers of Wethersfield, Conn., 1639; freeman, 1645; a townsman, 1647-8; a deacon; a constable, which was considered an important office, 1653-4;
DARE - DEMING
8l
named as one of the 19 patentees of Connecticut, in the royal char¬ ter given by Charles II, Apr. 23, 1662, confirming the territory to the colonists and granting liberal powers of government. Repre¬ sentative to General Court, 1645, ’46, ’47, 1649-61 ; a prominent magistrate. He married about 1637, Honour Treat, who was bapt. in Pitminster, Somersetshire, Eng., Mar. 19, 1616, the daughter of Richard and Alice (Gaylord) Treat. He died in Wethersfield after 1701. His will, dated June 26, 1690, probated 1705, names his sons John, Jonathan, Samuel, David, Ebenezer; his daughters Morgan, Hurlbut, Beckley, W, right and Moody. His wife had died before 1690. Her father, Richard Treat, had willed his “daughter, Honor Demon, his great Bible.”
Children : —
+1* John, b. Sept. 9, 1638, d. 1713, m. 1657, Mary Mygatt (Joseph1).
2. Jonathan, b. 1639, d. 1700, m. 1660, Sarah Graves, d. 1668, (2) 1673. Elizabeth Gilbert (Josiah).
3. Sarah, b. a. 1640, d. 1717, m. a. 1659, Samuel Moody (John1).
4. Hannah, b. a. 1643, m. a. 1670, John Beckley.
5. Rachel, b. a. 1644, m. 1665, John Morgan (James1).
6. Samuel, b. 1646, d. 1709, m. 1694, Sarah Buck (Enoch).
7. Mary, b. a. 1648, m. 1670, John Hurlbut (Thomas).
8. Mercy, b. a. 1651, d. 1714, m. 1674, Joseph Curtis, d. 1683, (2) 1685, Joseph Wright.
9. David, b. a. 1652, d. 1725, m. 1678, Mary - , perhaps dau. of
William Belden.
10. Ebenezer, b. a. 1656, d. 1705, m. 1677, Sarah Grant.
9. Sergt. John2 Deming, born Sept. 9, 1638, son of John1 and Honour Deming, married Sept. 20, 1657, Mary Mygatt, who was born 1637, daughter of Joseph1 and Ann Mygatt of Hartford. He lived and died in Wethersfield, Conn., and his children were all born there. He was a knacker, like his father and brother David, that is a maker of harness and rope. Freeman, 1657; selectman, 1662; representative, 1669 and 1672; sergeant, June 1, 1665; a prominent man in the town; he died Jan. 23, 1713. His widow died Dec. 21, 1723.
Children : —
1. John, b. Sept. 9, 1658, d. 1729, m. 1684, Mary Graves (Nathaniel).
2. Joseph, b. June 1, 1661, d. 1742, m. Mary Bowen (Henry).
3. Jonathan, b. Feb. 12, 1663, d. a. 1720, m. 1687, Martha Buck (Henry).
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4. Mary, b. July 1, 1666.
5. Samuel, b. Aug. 25, 1668, d. 1709, m. 1694, Sarah.
6. Jacob, b. Aug. 26, 1670, d. bef. 1712, m. 1695, Elizabeth Edwards (Richard) .
7. Sarah, b. Jan. 17, 1672.
+8. Hezekiah, b. 1680, d. 1747, m. 1700, Lois Wyart (John2).
8. Hezekiah3 Deming, bom in Wethersfield, Conn., about 1680, son of John2 and Mary Deming, married Nov. 22, 1700, Lois Wyart, who was born Aug. 2, 1682, in Wethersfield, daughter of John2 and Sarah (Standish) Wyart. A carpenter. He removed from Wethersfield to Farmington, to the part now called Plain- ville. In the land records of Wethersfield he joins with his brothers in deeding land v/hich “belonged to our natural father, Mr. John Deming.” His gravestone in Farmington, gives the date of his death and age; he died “June 11, 1747, aged 67.” His children were all born in Wethersfield, and are all mentioned in his will of June 10, 1747, except John and Mehitable.
Children : —
1. Hezekiah, b. July 10, 1703, d. 1757, m. 1734, Hannah Warren (Abraham).
2. Benjamin, b. July 20, 1705.
3. Eunice, b. May 29, 1708, m. 1737, Joseph Olmstead.
4. Lois, b. Jan. 24, 1711, m. 1746, John Brown.
5. Elisha, bapt. Mar. 8, 1713, d. 1786, m. Mary Wadsworth (Nathaniel) .
6. Zebulon, bapt. July 17, 1715, d. 1762, m. 1/40, Esther Adkins (Benoni) .
+7. Eliakim, b. July 1721, d. 1777, m. 1746, Lucy Gridley (Joseph).
8. Samuel, b. July 26, 1724, d. 1796, m. 1749, Anna Hart (Thomas43).
9. John, d. 1731.
10. Sarah, m. 1759, Lieut. John Rew.
Mehitabel, bapt. Mar. 6, 1748, “daughter of Lois Deming,” per¬ haps adult. She and Eunice and Lois joined the Church in 1741.
7. Eliakim4 Deming, born in Wethersfield, Conn., July, 1721, son of Hezekiah and Lois Deming, married in Farmington, Oct. 5, 1746, Lucy Gridley, who was born in Southington, Conn., Dec. 30, 1723, daughter of Joseph3 and Hannah (Lewis) Gridley. He removed from Farmington to Southington, where all his children were born and where, Oct. 16, 1767, his house — probably an inn — was burned. He died Nov. 18, 1777, and his widow died Dec. 25, 1796, both in Southington.
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83
Children : —
+1. Lucy, b. Dec. 5, 1747, d. 1839, m. 1770, Samuel North, Jr. (Samuel4).
2. Asenath, b. Apr. 25, 1750, d. 1794, unm.
3. Martin, b. Mar. 4, 1752, d. 1797, m. Rhoda Potter.
4. Eunice, b. Mar. 5, 1754, d. 1796, m. - Tisdale.
5. Lois, b. Jan. 28, 1758, d. 1841, m. Ithiel Carter.
6. Sarah, b. May 8, 1760, d. 1777.
7. Selah, b. Nov. 15, 1762, d. 1805, m. 1788, Lovina Curtiss (John).
8. Eliakim, b. July 11, 1765, d. 1808, m. Sabrina Allen (Daniel).
9. Ammi Ruhammah, b. Nov. 4, 1767, d. 1829, m. 1797, Polly Hooker, d. 1804, (2) 1806, Huldah (Richardson) Beckley.
See North
LucyJ Deming m. Samuel5 North.
Linus North m. Dolly6 Woodruff.
Clarissa North m. John Bower6 Preston.
Marcus North Preston m. Rebecca B.8 Tenney.
Annie Rebecca Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References: — Genealogy of John Deming, J. K. Deming, 1904; Goodwin- Morgan Lines, F. F. Starr, 1915; Tallcott’s New England Families; Society of Colonial Wars, 1922.
DETTON
14. John Dodington (or Detton), born in England about 1490, was married about 1520, to Anna Broughton, daughter of Walter and Jane (Haven) Broughton, and had children: — Joyce, b. a. 1520, m. Arthur Cookson; Alice, m. William Holland; Robert, b. a. 1525, m. Mary Kettleby; Wysia; Katherine, m. - Dyer ; Isabel, m. - Badnedy ; Anne, m. Thomas Morley.
13. Robert Detton, born about 1525, was lord of the manor of Dodington. He married, about 1548, Mary Kittleby, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Romney) Kittleby. He probably died before 1575. His widow was buried Dec. 20, 1595. Their chil¬ dren were: — Bridget, b. a. 1550, m. a. 1570, Robert Acton; George, b. a. 1552; Frances, b. a. 1554, d. 1617, m. Thomas Thorn¬ ton; Thomas, b. a. 1556; Adam; Robert; Anna, m. William Wit- ton; and Richard.
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12. George Detton, born about 1552; married about 1575, Anne Thomas, daughter of Walter Thomas. She was buried Sept. 8, 1613, and he was buried June 11, 1619. Their children were: — Mary, bapt. 1576; Frances, bapt. 1577, m. Rev. William Berkeley; Katherine, bapt. 1579, m. 1610, James Wrattlesley; Thomas, bapt. 1580, m. 1603, Margaret Symons; Elizabeth, bapt. 1581; -(-Beatrice, bapt. 1584, m. 1608, John Thompson; George, bapt. 1587; and Anne, bapt. 1590.
See Thomas1 Thompson
Beatrice Detton m. John Thompson.
Thomas1 Thompson m. Ann2 Welles.
Esther Thompson m. Samuel2 Gridley.
Joseph Gridley m. Hannah4 Lewis.
Lucy Gridley m. Eliakim4 Deming.
Lucy Deming m. Samuel0 North.
Linus North m. Dolly6 Woodruff.
Clarissa North m. John Bower6 Preston.
Marcus North Preston m. Rebecca B.8 Tenney.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
Reference : — Founding of New England, Ernest Flagg, 1926.
DRAPER
11. Thomas Draper was a weaver and fuller of Heptonstall Bridge, Yorkshire, Eng. Undoubtedly the Drapers are descended from William, John and Henry Le Drapeur, of Yorkshire, whose ancestor came from the Netherlands or some French province before 1415. Thomas Draper’s children, all born and died in England, except James, who came to America, were. Thomas, John, William, James, Mary and Martha.
10. “Mr.” James1 Draper, son of Thomas Draper, was born
in Heptonstall, Yorkshire, Eng., April 21, 1618, and married there Apr. 21, 1646, Miriam Stansfield, who was born Nov. 27, 1625, the daughter of Gideon and Grace Stansfield of Heptonstall.
Gideon Stansfield (or Standfast), married Feb. 21, 1625, Grace Eastwood (who was born in Heptonstall, and died there Aug. 12, 1682). He died May 9, 1658. Their children were Miriam, b. Nov. 27, 1625; Marie, b. Jan. 20, 1628; Abraham, bapt. Mar. 11,
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1632; Deborah, b. July 27, 1634; John, b. Feb. 5, 1637; Abigail, b. Nov. 25, 1638, m. 1654, Samuel May of Boston; and Sarah, b. May 30, 1641.
James Draper left England because of religious persecution in reign of James I, and settled in Roxbury, Mass., 1647. He gave largely of his time and means to build the church in Roxbury and to sustain it. He was prominent in town councils later in Ded¬ ham, and was freeman, 1653. He became an original proprietor of Lancaster, 1654. He followed the occupation of his ancestors and was a weaver, owning a number of looms. He died, July, 1694, in Roxbury, and was buried there beside his wife who died Jan. 1697. Their double tombstone, a single slab covering their common grave, is still standing in West Roxbury.
Here
Lyes buried Ye body of Mr James Draper aged about 76 years. Dec. July 1694
Here
Lyes ye body of Mrs Marriam Draper wife to Mr James Draper Aged about 77 years Dec. Jan. 1697.
Children : —
1. Miriam, b. Feb. 7, 1647, Heptonstall, Eng., d. inf. Eng.
2. Susanna, b. Roxbury, a. 1650, m. 1668, John Bacon.
3. Sarah, b. Roxbury, 1652, m. 1669, James Hadlock.
-f-4. James, b. Roxbury, 1654, d. 1698, m. Elizabeth - , (2) 1681,
Abigail Whiting.
5. John, b. Dedham, June 24, 1656, d. 1749, m. Abigail Mason, (2) Judith Rogers, (3) Elizabeth (Daniels) Mason.
6. Moses, b. Dedham, Sept. 26, 1663, d. 1693, m. 1684, Hannah Chandler (John2), m. (2) 1692, Mary Thacher.
7. Daniel, b. Dedham, May 30, 1665, d. Dedham.
8. Patience, b. Roxbury, Aug. 17, 1668, m. 1689, Ebenezer Cass (John1).
+9. Jonathan, b. Roxbury, Mar. 10, 1670, d. 1747, m. Sarah Jackson (Seaborn2).
9. Capt. Jonathan2 Draper, son of James1 and Miriam (Stansfield) Draper, was born in Roxbury, Mass., Mar. 10, 1670. He married Sarah Jackson, who was born Nov. 8, 1680, daughter of Seaborn2 and Sarah (Baker) Jackson of Newton. He was captain of the West Roxbury Co. trained band, 1706 (Col. Dames,
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Mass., 1927). He died Feb. 28, 1747. He and his wife were buried in Roxbury.
Children : —
1. Jonathan, b. Oct. 29, 1703.
2. David, b. Sept. 27, 1706.
3. Thomas, b. Mar. 14, 1709, d. 1769, m. Relief - (d. 1758), (2)
Reliance - .
4. Samuel, b. June 14, 1713, d. 1744, m. Oct. 13, 1739, Phoebe Rist (Joseph2).
5. Sarah, b. May 14, 1717, m. 1737, Josiah Sumner.
-\-6. Moses, b. Aug. 11, 1721, d. 1775, m. 1743, Mary (Aldis) Allen (Nathan4).
8. Moses3 Draper was born Aug. 11, 1721, at Roxbury, the son of Jonathan2 and Sarah Draper. He lived and died in Rox¬ bury. He married, in Boston, Nov. 26, 1743, Mary (Aldis) Allen, the daughter of Nathan4 and Mary (Chickering) Aldis. She was born in Roxbury, Apr. 4, 1719, and married, 1739, Abel Allen, Jr., who died 1742, leaving three children, David, b. June 3, 1739, probably died young; Abigail, b. Nov. 14, 1740, d. 1832, m. 1762, Edmond Gookin ; and Mary, b. Sept. 28, 1742, m. 1762, John Mayo (Thomas).
Moses Draper died Jan. 21, 1775, and his widow died in Rox¬ bury Nov. 20, 1810. Her will, drawn June 17, 1809, was proved Jan. 1, 1811.
Children, all born in Roxbury : —
Moses, b. Aug. 26, 1744, d. 1798, m. 1770, Grace Hyde.
Samuel, b. Oct. 5, 1746, m. Sarah Hyde (d. 1806), (2) 1806, Nancy Miles.
-)-Sarah, b. June 5, 1748, d. 1831, m. 1767, Nathaniel Whiting, (2) James Prentice.
Jonathan, b. Dec. 1, 1750, d. ae. 98, m. Silence Copeland.
Nathaniel, b. 175 — , m. 1780, Anna Jones.
David, b. June 3, 1762, d. 1842, m. 1785, Rebecca Healy.
Nathan, prob. died young. The only reference to him is in his father’s estate.
See Prentice
Sarah4 Draper m. James6 Prentice.
Nahum Prentice m. Nancy6 Whipple.
Caroline Prentice m. Elam6 Rogers.
Elvira Rogers m. Charles R.8 Bassett.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
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9. Captain James2 Draper, born in Roxbury, Mass., in 1654, the son of James1 and Miriam (Stansfield) Draper, married in
Roxbury, Elizabeth - . On Feb. 18, 1681, he married, second,
Abigail Whiting, who was born in Dedham, June 7, 1663, daughter of Nathaniel1 and Hannah (Dwight) Whiting. He received from his father a part of his farm at Roxbury, and his children were all born there. He was a captain in King Philip’s War, 1675. In 1697 he sold his one-fourth interest in a fulling mill and in a saw mill. He kept an ordinary which after his death his widow con¬ tinued. He died in Roxbury,, Apr. 30, 1698. His widow died, Oct. 25, 1721, in Roxbury. They are buried in the First Parish Cemetery, Dedham.
Children : —
1. Abigail, b. Dec. 29, 1681, m. James Griggs.
2. Nathaniel, b. Apr. 2, 1684, d. 1721, m. 1706, Abigail Lyon.
3. William, b. May 15, 1686, d. y.
-f-4. Eunice, b. June 5, 1689, d. 1714, m. 1708, Nathan Aldis (John32).
5. James, b. 1691, d. 1768, m. 1716, Rachel Aldis (John32), (2) 1719, Abigail Child.
6. Gideon, b. 1694, m. 1713, Abigail Aldis (John32).
7. Ebenezer, b. Apr. 27, 1698, d. 1784, m. Dorothy Child (Joshua).
See Aldis
Eunice3 Draper m. Nathan4 Aldis.
John Aldis m. Mehitable3 Hawes.
Eunice Aldis m. Asa4 Haven.
Polly Haven m. John Bower5 Preston.
John Bower6 Preston m. Clarissa7 North.
Marcus N. Preston m. Rebecca8 Tenney.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References : — Draper Family in America, T. W. M. Draper, 1892; The Aldis Family, F. H. Whitin, 1905; Society Col. Wars, 1922; Colonial Dames, Mass., 1927.
DUMMER
15. Richard Pyldryn, alias Dorner, who died before Feb.
1540 and was buried at Owlesbury, Eng., married Maud - , who
died Aug. 1559. He had two sons, both of whom were named John; one John m. Joane Smith, and died 1559. The other m. Alice - .
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14. John Pyldren, alias Dummer, son of Richard of Hamp¬ shire, married Alice - , who oied 1603. His will was dated
Dec. 1, 1574, proved Dec. 11, 1574. He had children: John, Thomas; Alice, d. 1568; Joane and Marjery. One of the daughters married Richard White, the other married Richard
Colebrook.
13. Thomas Pyldryn, alias Dummer, of Bishopstoke, Hants,
Eng., son of John, married Joane - . He died before March,
1626.
Children : —
John, d. a. 1662, m. - Smith.
Richard, b. a. 1599, m. Mary - , (2) Frances, wid. of Rev. Jonathan
Burr.
Thomas, d. 1650, m. - .
+ Stephen, b. a. 1603, d. 1670, m. Alice Archer.
12. Stephen1 Dummer, born Bishopstoke, Eng., about 1603, son of Thomas and Joane Dummer, married Alice Archer, who was born about 1603, and died before 1661.
He came with his brother Richard, for political reasons, from England in the Bevis, 1638, with his wife and four children, and settled in Newbury, Mass., where he was a freeman, May, 1639. In 1645 he owned 300 acres of land in Newbury. As the climate disagreed with them, he and his wife and children, including daughter Jane and her husband, Henry Sewall, Jr., returned to England in 1647. He died in Bishopstoke, Eng., Sept 6, 1670.
Children : —
1. Stephen, b. 1622, d. 1695, m. Alice - .
-j-2. Jane, b. 1628, d. 1701, m. 1646, Henry2 Sewall (Henry1).
3. Dorothy, b. 1631.
4. Richard, b. 1634, d. 1695, Bishopstoke, unm.
5. Thomas, b. 1636.
6. Mehitabel, b. Newbury, Jan. 1, 1640, d. 1677, m. Robert (?) Holt.
7. Nathaniel, b. 1648, d. 1722, m. Abigail - .
8. Sarah, d. 1674, m. - .
9. Ann, d. 1687, m. James Rider.
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89
See SeWxVll
Jane2 Dimmer m. Henry2 Sewall.
Anne Sewall m. William1 Longfellow.
Anne Longfellow m. Abraham3 Adams.
Anne Adams m. Robert3 Stewart.
Sarah Stewart m. Samuel4 Chase.
Anne Chase m. William5 Bailey.
Rebecca Bailey m. Silas8 Tenney.
William Tenney m. Emeline3 Murray.
Rebecca Bailey Tenney m. Marcus N.7 Preston.
Annie Rebecca Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
*
Reference: — Dummer Family, Joseph L. Chester, 1881.
DURHAM
7. John1 Durham was born in Colrain, Ireland, about 1715, of Scotch and English descent. He came to Londonderry, N. H., before 1731, at 14 years of. age. He married, 1739, Mary Tolford, who was born near Londonderry, Ireland, a sister of William1 and John1 Tolford. They moved to Belfast, Me., but probably left there when the citizens scattered during the Revolution on account of the British occupancy. We have no record of them after that time.
Children : —
David, b. 1740, Londonderry, N. H.
Jonathan, b. 1740, Londonderry, N. H.
Tolford, b. a. 1744, d. 1836, m. Jean Brown (John).
John, b. 1749, d. 1823, m. 1780, Elizabeth Brown (John).
Isabella, m. 1774, John Barnett, the first marriage recorded in Belfast Me.
TElizabeth, b. a. 1757, d. a. 1833, m. 1774, Isaac1 Murray.
See Murray
Elizabeth2 Durham m. Isaac1 Murray.
David Murray m. Margaret3 Forsaith.
Emeline Murray m. William7 Tenney.
Rebecca Tenney m. Marcus N.7 Preston.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
Rejprences : — Belfast, Me., Town Records; Transcript, May 19, 1926; Lon¬ donderry, N. H., Records; Murray Family Records.
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DWIGHT
11. John1 Dwight came from Dedham, Eng., in 1634, to Watertown, Mass., and was one of twelve petitioners for land for a settlement, in 1635, which they named Dedham. He was one of the founders of the church in 1638; a freeman, 1639; select¬ man, 1639-55; a miller; he became owner of one half the water mill, and the second man of wealth.
He married in England, Hannah, and brought her and three children with him. She died Sept. 5, 1656, and he married (2) Jan. 20, 1658, Elizabeth, who had first married Thomas Thaxter, and second, William Ripley (d. 1656). She died July 17, 1660, being drowned in a well. He died, Jan. 24, 1660, at Dedham. In his will, dated June 16, 1658, and proved Mar. 5, 1661, he names his wife Elizabeth; only son, Timothy; daughters, Hannah, wife of Nathaniel Whiting ; Mary, third wife of Henry Philips ; and Sarah, wife of Nathaniel Reynolds. President Timothy Dwight of Yale College was descended from him. Dedham records say: “He was publickly useful and a great peace maker/’ He was one of five trustees of the first free school in America supported by a town tax, 1644. He was probably a brother of Timothy Dwight of Medfield who m. Mary - ; (2), 1669, Dorcas Watson.
Children : —
~fT. Hannah, b. 1625, d. 1714, m. 1643, Nathaniel1 Whiting.
2. Timothy, b. a. 1629, d. 1718, m. 1651, wid. Sarah (Sibley) Perman, d. 1652, (2) 1653, Sarah Powell (Michael), d. 1664, (3) 1665, Anna
Flint (Rev. Henry), had 10 ch., d. 1686, (4) 1687, wid. Mary Edwind, d. 1688, (5) 1690, Esther Fisher (Daniel), d. 1691, (6) 1692, Bethiah Morse, d. 1718.
3. John, b. 1632, was lost in the woods, 1639.
4. Mary, b. July 25, 1635, first girl b. in Dedham, m. Henry1 Philips.
5. Sarah, b. June 17, 1638, d. 1661, m. 1658, Nathaniel Reynolds (Robert).
See Whiting
Hannah2 Dwight m. Nathaniel1 Whiting.
Abigail Whiting m. James2 Draper.
Eunice Draper m. Nathan4 Aldis.
John Aldis m. Mehitable3 Hawes.
Eunice Aldis m. Asa4 Haven.
Polly Haven m. John Bower® Preston. •
John Bower6 Preston m. Clarissa7 North.
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91
Marcus N. Preston m. Rebecca8 Tenney.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References Descendants of John Dwight, B. W. Dwight, 1874; Humphre- ville with Collateral Lines, H. S. L. Barnes, 1903.
DYER
10. Captain Thomas1 Dyer was born in England about 1613, and came, in 1635, to Weymouth, Mass., where he was one of the founders. No proof of any relationship has been found to William Dyer of Abington. He was a freeman, 1644; a deacon; a Representative, 1646, and four other years; a captain; a cloth maker, and licensed inn keeper.
He married Agnes (or Alice) Reed(?) ; she died Dec. 4, 1668.
He married, second, about 1673, Elizabeth ( - ) Harding
Frary. Her first husband, Abraham1 Harding, died 1655, and in 1657 she married John Frane (or Frary), Jr., who died 1670. She was born 1622, and died 1679. Her will mentions her son Joseph Dyer, her sons Abraham and John Harding, her daughter Elizabeth Adams, and daughter Prudence. His will of Nov. 3, 1676, provides for his wife, his “sons Joseph, John and their brothers. He died, Nov. 6, 1676, aged 63 (gravestone). He is called “Captain” in Tilden’s History of Medfield.
Children : —
Mary, b. July 6, 1641.
Thomas, b. July 10, 1643, died young.
Jonathan, b. July 10, 1643.
John, m. Mary Bicknell (John2).
+ Abigail, b. 1647, m. Jacob Nash (James1).
Sarah, b. 1649, m. John Ruggles, his 2d wife.
Thomas.
Joseph, b. Nov. 6, 1653, m. 1676, Hannah Frary (John) (2) 1683 Hannah Baxter.
Benjamin, b. Nov. 6, 1653, m. Mary - t
See Nash
Abigail2 Dyer m. Jacob2 Nash.
Alice Nash m. William3 Reed.
Ebenezer Reed m. Hannah3 Thompson.
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Barnabas Reed m. Silence5 Sprague.
Sarah Reed m. John7 Ford.
Mehitable Ford m. Francis7 Bassett.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References: — Ancestry of William Dyer, E. Alden Dyer, 1911; Society Colonial Wars, 1922.
EAMES
12. Thomas Eames of Fordington, St. George, Dorset, Eng.,
married Millicent - , who died May, 1614. He died June 25,
1618.
Children : —
Alice, bapt. 1577.
John, bapt. Jan. 12, 1586.
Richard, b. a. 1590, d. 1634, m. 1615, Alice Sprague (Edward).
-[-Anthony, b. 1595, d. 1686, m. a. 1615, Margery Prisse.
Anne, m. 1618, Thomas Rose.
11. Anthony1 Eames, born at Fordington, St. George, Dor¬ set, Eng., in 1595, was probably the son of Thomas and Millicent Eames. He was churchwarden of the parish, 1622, ’27 and ’31. He married, about 1615, Margery Pierce (Prisse). The baptisms of his children are from the Fordington Church records. He came to America and was a proprietor of Charlestown in 1634. His wife, Margery, was admitted to the Charlestown church in 1635. Moved to Hingham, 1636; was a freeman there, 1637. Moved to Marshfield, 1650. He was captain of the Hingham militia, 1644 and ’45 ; was Representative to Massachusetts Bay General Court, 1637, ’38 and ’43 ; Representative from Marshfield to General Court of Plymouth Colony, 1653 to ’58 and 1661 ; on Council of War, 1657. He died in Marshfield in 1686.
Children : —
-f-1. Millicent, d. 1696, m. 1635, William1 Sprague (Edward).
2. John, bapt. Jan. 24, 1618, d. 1641, Hingham.
3. Mark, b. a. 1620, d. before 1693, m. 1648, Elizabeth Andrews
(Joseph2).
4. Persis, bapt. Oct. 28, 1621, d. 1662, m. 1645, Michael1 Pierce.
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93
5. Elizabeth, bapt. June 13, 1624, m. 1651, Edward1 Wilder.
6. Justus, bapt. Apr. 29, 1627, d. 1706, m. 1661, Mehitabel Chillings- worth.
7. Margery, bapt. Diec. 5, 1630, d. 1659, m. 1653, John Jacobs (Jacob1).
See Sprague
Millicent2 Eames m. William1 Sprague.
William Sprague m. Deborah2 Lane.
William Sprague m. Silence3 Tower.
Joshua Sprague m. Elizabeth Keen.
Silence Sprague m. Barnabas5 Reed.
Sarah Reed m. John7 Ford.
Mehitabel Ford m. Francis7 Bassett.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References : — Lincoln’s History of Hingham, 1893 ; Pope’s Pioneers, 1900 ; The Spragues of Malden, Chamberlain, 1923; Society of Colonial Wars, Year Book, 1922.
ELDREDGE
10. William1 Eldredge was born in England and came to America. He was in Yarmouth, Mass., in 1645. He held many local offices ; was constable, 1657, and four other years ; surveyor of highways, and Deputy to General Court. He married Anne Lumpkin (daughter of William1). She died and was buried in Yarmouth, Nov. 1, 1676. He died 1679.
Robert Eldredge of Yarmouth, who came from England, 1637, and married Elizabeth Nickerson (William1), and Samuel Eld¬ redge (1620-1697) of Cambridge, who married Elizabeth, were probably brothers of William. All three were men of standing and substance. The records of Yarmouth were burned in 1674.
Children : —
Ann, b. Dec. 16, 1648.
Sarah, b. Oct. 10, 1650.
Elisha, b. 1653, d. 1739, m. - .
Bethia.
-{-Samuel, b. a. 1655, m. 1680, Keziah Taylor.
Jehosaphat, b. 1658, d. 1732, m. Elizabeth - .
John, m. a. 1679, Abigail Littlefield.
Ezekiel, m. - .
Mary, m. 1668, John Smith.
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9. Samuel2 Eldredge was born in Yarmouth about 1655, the son of William1 and Anne, and married in Yarmouth, Feb. 6, 1680, Keziah Taylor, born Feb. 18, 1656, daughter of Richard1 and Ruth
Taylor. The Samuel who died Jan. 3, 1705, at Yarmouth, was probably he.
Children, born in Yarmouth : —
1. Samuel, b. Sept. 25, 1681, m. 1704, Mary Bates.
2. Jehoshaphat, b. Oct. 12, 1683, d. 1765, m. 1709, Thankful Ryder d. 1750, (2) 1750, Mrs. Mary Hatch.
3. Mehitable, b. Jan. 1686-7, d. 1744, m. 1705, Ebenezer Hall (Elisha2).
4. Ezekiel, b. Mar. 10, 1689, m. 1715, Bethia Ryder (John32)
5. Ann, b. Apr. 1691, m. 1714, Samuel Ryder, Jr.
6. John, b. Feb. 1692-3, m. Mary, (2) 1722, Sarah (Howes) Sears, dau. of Ebenezer3 Howes, wid. of Ebenezer4 Sears.
+7. Keziah, b. Mar. 1695, m. 1718, John Crowell (John3).
8. Mary, b. Mar. 1697, m. 1720, John West.
See Crowell
Keziah3 Eldredge m. John4 Crowell.
Deborah Crowell m. John4 Sears.
Bathsheba Sears m. Thomas5 Howes.
Deborah Howes m. Lot6 Bassett.
Francis7 Bassett m. Mehitabel8 Ford.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References Mayflower Descendants, vol. 10; History of Cape Cod, Free¬ man, 1860; Genealogy by Zoeth S. Eldredge, 1896; Transcript, Apr. 21, 1924; Records of Chas. Wm. Eldredge.
ELIOT
12. Bennet Jaliot was of Widford, Hertfordshire, Eng., where he married, Oct. 30, 1598, Lettice Aggar. The family probably came from Normandy with William the Conqueror.
In 1606 he moved to Nazing, where his wife died, Mar. 16, 1621, and he died Nov. 21, 1621. He was called “Yeoman.” His will was dated Nov. 5, 1621; signed “Benedict” Eliot; and gave money for maintenance of his son John at Cambridge University.
ELDREDGE - ELIOT
95
Children, all born at Widford: —
+1. Sarah, bapt. Jan. 13, 1599, d. 1673, m. 1618, William1 Curtis.
-j-2. Philip, bapt. Apr. 25, 1602, d. 1657, m. 1624, Elizabeth Sybthorpe.
3. John, bapt. Aug. 5, 1604, d. 1690, “the apostle to the Indians,” m. 1635, Ann Mumford.
4. Jacob, bapt. Sept. 21, 1606, d. a. 1650, m. Margery - .
5. Lydia, bapt. July 1, 1610, d. a. 1676, m. James Penniman, d. 1664, (2) 1665, Thomas Wight.
6. Francis, bapt. Apr. 10, 1615, d. 1677, m. Mary Saunders.
7. Mary, bapt. Mar. 11, 1621, d. a. 1697, m. 1642, Edward Payson, his second wife.
See Curtis
Sarah1 Eliot m, William1 Curtis.
Elizabeth Curtis m. Isaac2 Newell.
Sarah Newell m. Nathaniel2 Hawes.
Mehitable Hawes m. John5 Aldis.
Eunice Aldis m. Asa4 Haven.
Polly Haven m. John Bower5 Preston.
John Bower6 Preston m. Clarissa7 North.
Marcus N. Preston m. Rebecca8 Tenney.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
11. Philip1 Eliot, born at Widford, Herts, Eng., was bapt. Apr. 25, 1602; died Oct. 22, 1657, Roxbury, Mass. He married, Oct. 20, 1624, Elizabeth Sybthorpe, born about 1601, Essex, Eng., died Jan. 8, 1659, daughter of Henry and Ann Sybthorpe. He came from Nasing, Eng., in 1631, with his wife and four children in the Lion, and settled in Roxbury, Mass., where he was a deacon in the church there, of his brother John Eliot, the noted Apostle to the Indians. A freeman, 1636 ; Deputy to General Court, 1654-’57 ; a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Co., 1638; a colonel of Massachusetts militia. He died at Roxbury, Oct. 22, 1657. His estate was inventoried at £810. “Philip Eliot, of Nasing, Co. Essex, husbandman, bachelor, aged about 22 and Elizabeth Sybthorpe, spinster, maiden, aged about 23, daughter of Robert Sybthorpe, dec’d, were licensed to marry by the Bishop of London, her widowed mother consenting Oct. 20, 1624.”
Children : —
1. Elizabeth, bapt. Apr. 8, 1627, d. 1714, m. a. 1649, Richard Withing-
ton (Henry1).
-j-2. Sarah, bapt. Jan. 25, 1629, d. 1711, m. 1650, John2 Aldis (Nathan1).
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3. Lydia, bapt. June 12, 1631, d. 1672, m. bef. 1660, John2 Smith (Henry1).
4. Philip, b. 1633.
See Aldis
Sarah2 Eliot m. John2 Aldis.
John Aldis m. Mary ( - ) Winchester.
Nathan Aldis m. (1) Eunice3 Draper.
John Aldis m. Mehitabel3 Hawes.
Eunice Aldis m. Asa4 Haven.
Polly Haven m. John Bower5 Preston.
John Bower Preston m. Clarissa7 North.
Marcus North Preston m. Rebecca B.8 Tenney.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
Also
Sarah2 Eliot m. John2 Aldis.
John Aldis m. Mary ( - ) Winchester.
Nathan Aldis m. (2) Mary2 Chickering.
Mary (Aldis) Allen m. Moses3 Draper.
Sarah (Draper) Whiting m. James6 Prentice.
Nahum Prentice m. Nancy6 Whipple.
Caroline Prentice m. Elam6 Rogers.
Elvira Rogers m. Charles R.s Bassett.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.s Preston.
References: — Genealogy of the Eliot Family, Emerson, 1905; Genealogical Magazine, 1905; Society Colonial Wars, 1922; Colonial Families of United States, 1920.
ELLIS
7. John Ellis married in Rehoboth, Mass., Sept. 27, 1738, Eunice Millard. She died suddenly July 3, 1749. He married, second, Aug. 23, 1750, Mary (Martin) Horton. Simeon Horton (son of Solomon2) married Nov. 3, 1743, as his second wife, Mary Martin, and they had two daughters, Mary, b. 1744, and Susanna, b. 1746. Simeon Horton died Aug. 22, 1749; his widow, Mary, married, second, John Ellis. John Ellis married, third, Mary - .
Children : —
Anne, b. May 25, 1739.
Jonathan, b. Jan. 30, 1744.
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97
Second wife : —
+Eunice, b. Apr. 28, 1751, d. 1845, m. 1770, John Whipple (John4).
Third wife : —
John, b. Apr. 28, 1755.
Martha, b. May 29, 1756.
Rebecca, b. July 26, 1758.
Lois, b. Aug. 18, 1760.
Benjamin, b. Dec. 29, 1762.
Olive, b. Feb. 28, 1765.
See Whipple
Eunice Ellis m. John5 Whipple.
Nancy Whipple m. Nahum7 Prentice. Caroline Prentice m. Elam6 Rogers. Elvira Rogers m. Charles R.8 Bassett. Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
Reference Rehoboth Records.
EMERY
12. John Emery of Romsey, Co. Hampshire, Eng., married Agnes - .
Children : —
+1. John, b. 1598, d. 1683, m. Mary - , (2) 1650, Mary (Shatswell)
Webster.
2. Anthony, d. 1683, m. Frances - .
11. John1 Emery, born Sept. 29, 1598, in Romsey, Hants, Eng., son of John and Agnes, came with his wife Mary, and two children in the James in 1635, with his brother Anthony. He had a grant of land one-half acre — for a house in Newbury. A car¬ penter; freeman, 1641; one of the 91 freeholders of the town, Dec. 1642; on the committee to value the land before its appor¬ tionment; received a grant of 22 acres, 1644; selectman, 1661 ; grand jury man, 1666; was fined for entertaining Quakers, 1663* a member of the Newbury church, 1670.
/o?1LWlfe Mary died in Newbury> Apr- 1649, and he married ( ) Mrs. Mary (Shatswell) Webster, widow of John1 Webster,
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Oct. 29, 1650. She died Apr. 28, 1694. He died, Nov. 3, 1683, in Newbury. His will of May, 1680, was proved Nov. 27, 1683.
Children : —
-j-John, b. Eng., 1629, d. 1693, m. 1648, Mary Webster (John1).
Anne, b. Eng., a. 1631, d. 1687, m. 1648, James1 Ordway.
Ebenezer, a dau. b. Newbury Sept. 16, 1648, d. 1694, m. 1669, John Hoag.
Second wife’s : —
Jonathan, b. May 13, 1652, d. 1723, m. 1676, Mary Woodman (Edward2 x).
10. John2 Emery, born in England, 1629, son of John1 and Mary, married in Ipswich, Mass., Oct. 2, 1648, Mary Webster, who was born about 1630, daughter of John1 and Mary (Shats- well) Webster. He came with his father from Romsey, Hants, Eng., 1635, to Newbury, where he had 80 acres, 40 of which had been granted to his father. Selectman, 1670-3; jury of trials, 1675-6; took oath of allegiance, 1678; at Great Swamp Fight, 1675; sergeant. (Society Colonial Wars, 1922.)
His will, dated Aug. 3, 1693, was proved Sept. 26, 1693, between which dates he died. His widow died Feb. 3, 1710. He continued the operation of the water mill, built by his father in 1646, to grinde their corne.” He, or else his father, was convicted of hospitality to Quakers in 1663.
Children : —
1. Mary, b. June 24, 1652, living 1693, m. 1671, Samuel Sawyer (William1).
2. Hannah, b. Apr. 26, 1654, d. 1705, m. 1673, Richard Bartlett (Richard2 x).
+3. John, b. Sept. 12, 1656, d. 1730, m. Mary Sawyer, (2) Abigail Bartlett (Richard21), (3) Mary March.
4. Bethia, b. Oct. 15, 1658, living 1693, m. 1681, Henry Bodwell.
5. Sarah, b. Feb. 26, 1660, d. 1694, m. 1683, Isaac3 Bailey.
6. Joseph, b. Mar. 23, 1663, d. 1721, m. Elizabeth Merrill (Abraham2).
7. Stephen, b. Sept. 6, 1666, d. 1746, m. 1692, Ruth Jaques (Henry).
8. Abigail, b. Jan.. 16, 1668, living 1693, m. Henry Ingalls.
9. Samuel, b. Dec. 20, 1670, d. 1724, m. Tabitha Littlefield (Francis).
10. Judith, b. Feb. 5, 1673, m. Abel Huse (Abel1).
11. Lydia, b. Feb. 19, 1675, m. 1696, Joseph Brown.
12. Elizabeth, b. Feb. 8, 1680, m. 1696, John Kelly, Jr. (John21).
13. Josiah, b. Feb. 28, 1681, d. 1718, m. Abigail Moody (Caleb).
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9. John3 Emery, born in Newbury, Mass., Sept. 12, 1656, son of John2 and Mary (Webster) Emery, married in Newbury, June 13, 1683, Mary Sawyer, who was born July 29, 1660, daughter of William1 and Ruth Sawyer. She died Nov. 3, 1699. He married (2) Mar. 27, 1700, Abigail Bartlett, daughter of Samuel Bartlett; he married (3) Dec. 7, 1723, Mary March. He took the oath of allegiance, 1678. He died July 14, 1730.
Children : —
1. Mary, b. Dec. 29, 1684, m. 1703, Jonathan Wiggins.
2. John, b. Sept. 29, 1686, d. 1760, m. 1714, Mehitabel Short (Henry2).
3. Josiah, b. Dec. 19, 1688, d. Mar. 1718.
4. Ruth, b. 1691, d. 1735, m. 1711, Ezekiel Hale (Thomas321).
5. Daniel, b. June 15, 1693, d. 1729, m. 1718, Hannah Tappan (Jacob), d. 1719, (2) 1723, wid. Judith Knight.
-f-6. Hannah, b. 1695, d. 1776, m. 1713, Samuel Chase (Moses2).
7. Lydia, b. Apr. 29, 1698, d. 1784, m. 1716, Edward Dean, d. 1716, (2) 1717, Thomas Bancroft, d. 1748, (3) 1750, Joseph Damon.
8. Samuel, b. Oct. 25, 1699.
See Chase
Hannah4 Emery m. Samuel3 Chase.
Samuel Chase m. Sarah4 Stewart.
Anne Chase m. William5 Bailey.
Rebecca Bailey m. Silas6 Tenney.
William Tenney m. Emeline3 Murray.
Rebecca Tenney m. Marcus N.7 Preston.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References Descendants of John Emery, Rufus Emery, 1891 ; N. E. H. G. Reg., vol. 27, p. 423; Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Hoyt
1897.
FISHER
12. Anthony Fisher of Wignotte, Syleham, County of Suf¬ folk, Eng., married about 1584, Mary Fiske, the daughter of Nicholas and Joan (Crispe) Fiske of Laxfield, Co. Suffolk, Eng. He lived in Syleham, and was buried there Apr. 11, 1640. His will was probated Dec. 1641. His wife, Mary, was living in 1639.
Children, dates of baptism from Parish records of Syleham: —
Joshua, bapt. Feb. 24, 1585, d. 1674, m. - , (2) 1638, Anne Luson.
Marie, bapt. Feb. 24, 1585, m. W - Brigge.
Martha, m. John Buckingham.
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+ Anthony, bapt. Apr. 23, 1591, d. 1671, m. Mary - , (2) 1663, wid.
of Edward Breck.
Amos b. a. 1593, m. 1633, Anne Morice, wid. of Daniel Locke.
Cornelius, bapt. Aug. 6, 1599, d. a. 1641, m. Elizabeth - . His will
of 1639 mentions his mother, three brothers and two sisters.
11 “Mr.” Anthony1 Fisher, son of Anthony and Mary
Fisher, was baptized at Syleham, Co. Suffolk, Eng., Apr. 23, 1591.
He married in England, Mary - , and brought her and their
children in the ship Rose in 1637. She was received in the Ded¬ ham church, 1642, and he was received in 1645. He was freeman, 1645; selectman, 1646-7; deputy to General Court, 1649. He was a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company in 1644 ; a man of influence and liberal means for the times. He was of Dorchester in 1661, where he was given £4 for killing six
wolves.
He married, second, Nov. 14, 1663, Isabel, the widow of Edward Breck (d. 1662). She died June 22, 1673. He had died at Dorchester, Apr. 18, 1671, aged 80.
Children : —
-{-Daniel, b. 1618, d. 1683, m. 1641, Abigail Marriott (Thomas1).
Lydia, b. 1621, d. 1691, m. a. 1639, Daniel Morse (Samuel1).
Anthony, b. a. 1625, d. 1670, m. 1647, Joanna Faxon (Thomas ). Nathaniel, b. a. 1628, d. 1676, m. 1649, Esther Hunting (John). Cornelius, b. a. 1632, d. 1699, m. 1653, Leah Heaton, d. 1664, (2) 1665, Sarah Everett.
John, d. Dedham, July 15, 1638.
10. Captain Daniel2 Fisher, the son of Anthony1 and Mary Fisher, was born in Syleham, Eng., 1618, and came with his father to Dedham, Mass., in 1637. He married, Nov. 16, 1641, Abigail Marryott, who was born in England, daughter of Thomas1 and Susanna Marryott. He was sergeant, 1639; freeman, 1640; was admitted to the Dedham church, 1639; town clerk; selectman, 1650 and for 32 years; Representative from Dedham, 1658-82; Speaker of the House, 1680, for three j^ears; assistant, 1683 to his death; a magistrate of the Colony; captain of militia, 1673. He joined the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company in 1640,
FISHER - FISK
IOI
a privilege granted to only a few of Dedham’s best citizens. In character, reputation and influence he stood high.
About 1671, Col. Goffe and Col. Whalley, two of the regicide judges of Charles I, were hidden by Capt. Daniel Fisher in a little wood back of his house near a pond. His daughter, Lydia, car¬ ried them food. Goffe was later sent, disguised as a serving man, on horseback to Hadley, where Capt. Fisher had friends, and he remained there a year in their care.
Daniel Fisher died at Dedham, Oct. 8, 1683, and his widow died three days later, Oct. 11, 1683. »
Children : —
1. Abigail, b. Aug. 2, 1646, d. 1723, m. 1667, John Houlton (or 1668, John Baker).
2. Daniel, b. Feb. 26, 1650, d. 1713, m. 1675, Mary Fuller (Thomas). +3. Lydia, b. July 14, 1652, d. 1737, m. 1674, Nathaniel1 Chickering (Simeon).
4. Amos, bapt. Oct. 8, 1654, d. 1736, m. 1680, Mary Ellis (Richard), (2) 1691, Ruth Adams.
5. John, b. July 20, 1656, d. 1736, m. 1681, Rebecca Ellis (Richard).
6. Jeremiah, b. Dec. 12, 1658, d. 1676, aged 18.
7. Esther, bapt. Aug. 4, 1661, d. 1747, m. 1688, Thomas Fuller.
See Chickering
Lydia3 Fisher m. Nathaniel1 Chickering.
Mary Chickering m. Nathan4 Aldis.
Mary (Aldis) Allen m. Moses3 Draper.
Sarah (Draper) Whiting m. James8 Prentice.
Nahum Prentice m. Nancy6 Whipple.
Caroline Prentice m. Elam8 Rogers.
Elvira Rogers m. Charles R.8 Bassett.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References : — Ancestors of Col. Daniel Fisher, Robert Stewart, 1899 ; Fisher Genealogy, Philip Fisher, 1898; Society Col. Wars, 1922.
FISK
Daniel Fisc of Laxfield, England, in 1208, during the reign of King John, was grandfather of Lord Symond Fiske.
17. Lord Symond Fiske was born in Standlaugh (or Stad- haugh), County of Suffolk, Eng., and lived during the reigns of Henry IV, V and VI. He married, first, Susanna Smyth;
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second, Katherine - . He died in Feb. 1464, and was survived
by his oldest son William; Jeffrey who married Margaret - ,
and died, 1504; John, married - , died, 1511; Edmund, mar¬ ried Margery, died, 1494; Margaret, married - Dowsing.
16. William Fiske was born at Standlaugh, parish of Lax- field, Eng., the oldest son of Symond Fiske. He married Joan Lyme of Norfolk, who died in 1505. He died before 1504, and was survived by his wife and eight children: — William, died 1513, married Joan; Augustine, died 1508, married Joan; Simon, mar¬ ried Elizabeth; Robert, died about 1563, married Susan Lea, (2)
Joan; John, died 1562, married - ; Thomas, died 1525, married
Anne ; Margery and Margaret.
15. Simon Fiske, born in Laxfield, son of William and Joan
Fiske, married Elizabeth - . He died, in Laxfield, June, 1538.
His will, proved July 13, 1538, mentions the first seven children. His widow died June, 1558. They had ten children: — Simon;
William; Robert, died 1551, married Alice - ; Joan, married
- Iverton; Jeffrey, died 1591 ; Gelyne, married - Warner;
Agnes; Thomas; Elizabeth and John.
14. Simon Fiske, son of Simon and Elizabeth Fiske, was
born in Laxfield, Eng. He married - , and had Robert, born
about 1525, died 1600, married Mrs. Sibilla (Gould) Barber; John, died 1607, married Thomasine Pinchard; George, died 1593, married Anne Dowsing; Nicholas; Jeremy, died 1630; William, died 1572; Richard, died 1572, married Agnes Crispe; Joan; Gelyne and Agnes.
13. Nicholas Fiske, son of Simon, was born at Laxfield. He married Joan Crispe, daughter of William Crispe of Laxfield. He lived in Dennington, and died Sept. 1569. His will of Aug. 20 was proved Sept. 28, 1569.
Children : —
William, m. Helen - .
Amos, m. Mary Gyrlynge.
Rachel.
Martha, m. - Golding.
-j-Mary, m. a. 1584, Anthony Fisher.
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See Fisher
Mary Fisk m. Anthony Fisher.
Anthony1 Fisher m. Mary - .
Daniel Fisher m. Abigail2 Marryat.
Lydia Fisher m. Nathaniel1 Chickering.
Mary Chickering m. Nathan4 Aldis.
Mary (Aldis) Allen m. Moses3 Draper. Sarah (Draper) Whiting m. James6 Prentice. Nahum Prentice m. Nancy8 Whipple.
Caroline Prentice m. Elam6 Rogers.
Elvira Rogers m. Charles R.8 Bassett.
_ 9
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston. References Fisk Family Papers, Henry Fisk, 1902.
FOLLANSBEE
10. Thomas1 Follansbee was born in England in 1637, of a family whose ancestors came from Normandy with William the Conqueror, who gave an estate in county of Durham, Eng., to the Follansbee family as a reward for their services in forwarding the conquest in England — a tract of land of seven hundred acres, called Follansbee Farms, and a house called Follansbee Hall. Their coat of arms was a beehive and swarm of bees, from which the name is supposed originally to have been Following bees or Follow bees.
Thomas, born about 1637, came from Derbyshire, Eng., in 1642, with his brother William, who later returned to England. He settled in Portsmouth, N. H., where in 1660 he married his first
wife, Mary - , the mother of all his children. He removed to
Newbury, Mass., before 1677. A joiner; a snow shoe man of the North Regiment in Essex, under Capt. March of Newbury, 1710.
A Sarah, perhaps a second wife or a daughter, died in New¬ bury, Nov. 6, 1683. He died in 1726. He took the oath of allegiance to Charles II and loyalty to Massachusetts Colony in 1678, “aged 41.”
Children : —
1. Rebecca, d. before 1713, m. 1677, Thomas Chase (Aquila1).
-j-2. Anne, b. Dec. 24, 1663, d. 1708, m. 1684, Moses Chase (Aquila1).
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Moses Chase in 1698 gave a deed in Salem to his brother-in-law Thomas Folonsbee.
3. William.
4. Thomas, b. 1674, d. 1755, m. a. 1694, Abigail - .
5. Francis, b. Oct. 1677, Newburyport.
6. Hannah, b. Apr. 10, 1680, Newburyport.
See Chase
Anne2 Follansbee m. Moses2 Chase.
Samuel Chase m. Hannah4 Emery.
Samuel Chase m. Sarah4 Stewart.
Anne Chase m. William3 Bailey.
Rebecca Bailey m. Silas6 Tenney.
William Tenney m. Emeline3 Murray.
Rebecca Tenney m. Marcus N.7 Preston.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References : — Follansbee Association, Columbus Smith, 1865 ; Savage, Gen. Diet.; History of Chase Family, Gould, 1912; Colonial Wars, 1922; Certain Comeoverers, H. H. Crapo, 1912.
FORD
11. John1 Ford was born in Weymouth, Eng., and sailed in Rev. Joseph Hull’s company, as a helper in the family of Henry Kingman, Mar. 20, 1635, with Robert Lovell, John Whitmarsh and John Tower to Wessaguscus (name changed to Weymouth, Sept. 1635), Mass. He was of Scotch descent and the name was spelled Foorde.
Child : —
+1. Andrew, b. 1632, d. 1693, m. a. 1650, Elinor Lovell.
10. Andrew2 Ford was born in Weymouth, Eng., 1632, and came at three years of age with his father to Weymouth, Mass. He removed to Hingham. Freeman, 1654.. He bought from the colony land in Abington, 1668, which was called from him, Ford farms. He married about 1650, Elinor Lovell, born Weymouth, Eng., 1633, dau. of Robert1 Lovell of Weymouth, Mass.
His will, dated Feb. 5, 1693, mentions twelve children. He died at Hingham, Mar. 4, 1693.
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Children : —
Mary, d. 1715, m. 1674, Abiah Whitman (John1).
Samuel, b. July 30, 1656, d. 1711, leaving a family.
-j- Andrew, b. a. 1658, d. 1725, m. 1680, Abiah - .
Nathaniel, b. Mar. 31, 1658, d. 1733, m. Joanna Bicknell.
Joseph, d. 1690, m. 1683, Deborah Waldo (Cornelius).
Ebenezer, b. Mar. 28, 1660.
Silence, b. Jan. 16, 1661.
James, was living 1693.
Prudence, b. Dec. 22, 1663, d. 1695, m. 1682, Joseph Lincoln.
Jacob, b. Feb. 20, 1665.
Elizabeth, b. Nov. 2, 1667.
Israel, b. June 7, 1670, d. 1736, m. Sarah Pratt.
Sarah, b. May 28, 1672, m. James Magoun, (2) 1710, Stephen Bryant.
9. Andrew3 Ford was born in Weymouth, Mass., about 1658. Removed to Abington, 1681, where he was one of the first settlers. He was chief proprietor in the first meeting house there. He mar¬ ried, 1680, Abiah - . He died at Abington, Aug. 24, 1725.
He mentioned in his will his son Andrew ; grandchildren Hezekiah and Ruth; daughters Sarah Joslin, Thankful, Abiah Vearse and Lydia Whitmarsh; grandsons Andrew and Jacob Ford, and Andrew Vearse.
Children : —
+ Andrew, b. 1682, d. 1750, m. 1706, Marcy Whitmarsh (Ebenezer3), (2) 1738, Alice Whitmarsh.
Sarah, d. 1734, m. 1702, Joseph Josselyn.
Thankful, m. 1709, Shubael Bearse (James2).
Hezekiah, b. Apr. 28, 1687, d. 1721, m. 1712, Ruth Whitmarsh (Eben¬ ezer3), she d. 1717, m. (2) 1720, Sarah Magoon.
Lydia, m. 1712, Richard Whitmarsh (Ebenezer3).
Abiah, m. 1713, James3 Bearse (or Vearse).
8. Ensign Andrew4 Ford was born in Weymouth, Mass., 1682. He married, Nov. 27, 1706, Marcy Whitmarsh, who was born 1682, daughter of Ebenezer3 and Christian (Bayley) Whit¬ marsh. She died, Feb. 4, 1737, ae. 55. He died at Abington, May 12, 1750. His and his wife’s gravestones were standing in North Abington, 1866. He married, second, Aug. 31, 1738, Alice Whitmarsh. He was called “Ensign” in the Town Records.
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Children : —
1. Marcy, b. Nov. 10, 1708.
+2. Jacob, b. July 20, 1711, d. 1794, m. 1733, Sarah Poole (Samuel3).
3. Hester, b. Mar. 8, 1714, d. 1789, m. 1732, Jacob Porter.
4. Mary, b. Mar. 11, 1719, m. 1741, Jacob Reed.
5. Andrew, b. Sept. 2, 1721, m. 1742, Sarah Shaw.
7. Jacob5 Ford was born July 20, 1711, and lived in Wey¬ mouth. He married, Nov. 22, 1733, Sarah Poole, daughter of Samuel3 and Sarah (Nash) Poole. She was born in Abington, Feb. 11, 1718, and died April 12, 1788. He died June 9, 1794. He and his wife are buried near his father and mother in North Abington.
Children : —
1. Jacob, b. 1738, d. 1818, m. 1761, Rachel Auger, d. 1792 (Richard4) , (2) 1793, Anna Ellis.
2. Sarah, b. 1739, m. Barnabas Packard.
3. Mark, b. 1741, d. 1821, m. 1764, Hannah Brett (Samuel).
4. Luke, b. 1742, m. 1766, Hannah Reed.
-|-5. John, b. Mar. 26, 1744, d. 1792, m. 1767, Lydia Auger (Richard4).
6. Noah, b. 1745, d. in French and Indian War.
7. Joseph, b. 1746, m. 1766, Freelove Beal.
8. Mary, b. 1748.
9. Benjamin, b. 1750, m. a. 1771, Sarah Brett (Samuel).
6. Lieut. John6 Ford was born, Mar. 26, 1744, in Weymouth. Resided in Abington. A lieutenant in the Continental Army. A receipt was given for his wages for services October, November, and 12 days in Dec. 1776. He married, Dec. 18, 1767, Lydia Auger, who was born probably in 1748, daughter of Richard4 and Susanna Auger. He died Mar. 18, 1792.
Children : —
Susanna, b. Nov. 27, 1768, m. 1793, Noah Thomas, Jr.
4-John, b. Mar. 22, 1772, d. 1839, m. Mehitabel Kingman, (2) 1799, Sally Reed.
Lydia, b. Apr. 30, 1773.
Hannah, b. July 30, 1778, d. y.
James, b. Apr. 2, 1780, m. Parna Howard, (2) - Gurney.
Lydia, b. Mar. 6, 1782, m. John Wild.
Samuel, b. Apr. 5, 1783, m. Sally Clapp, (2) - Warren.
Hannah, b. July 29, 1792, m. - Oldham.
FORD - FORSYTH-FORSAITH
I07
5. John7 Ford was born in Abington, Mass., Mar. 22, 1772. He moved from Abington to Spruce Corner, Ashfield, Mass. He married Mehitable Kingman, who died leaving one child. He married (2) April 14, 1799, Sally Reed, daughter of Barnabas5 and Silence (Sprague) Reed. She was born in Abington, Oct. 14, 1776, and died in Ashfield, Mar. 30, 1842. He was a farmer and manufacturer of wooden ware. He died June 12, 1839.
Children : —
John, b. 1796.
Second wife’s: —
Noah, b. Dec. 18, 1799, d. 1887, m. Sophia Ford (Elias), (2) Almira Torrey.
-(-Mehitable, b. July 23, 1801, d. 1892, m. Francis Bassett (Lot6).
William, b. Dec. 18, 1803, d. 1886, m. Polly Parker, (2) Abigail Stearns.
Elisha, b. Apr. 18, 1809, d. Feb. 7, 1845, m. Chloe R. King.
See Bassett
Mehitable8 Ford m. Francis7 Bassett.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References : — Abington Vital Records ; Ancestors and Descendants of Ansel and Deborah (Tower) Ford by Geo. F. Ford, 1910; History of Abington, Mass., Benjamin Hobart, 1866, p. 378; Reed Genealogy, J. L. Reed, 1901.
FORSYTH-FORSAITH
Etfiod, brother of Eugenius, King of the Scots, had a son Ertus who married Rocha, daughter of Roderic, Lord and Prince of Denmark. Their son, Fergus II, assisted Alaric, King of the Goths, in taking Rome, 410 A. D., and later was King of the Scots. The younger son of Fergus II, Roderic, was brought up in Den¬ mark and married a daughter of a Frankish noble of Austrasia. His grandson was Arnulf, born about 580, bishop of Metz in 614. Arnulf’s son, Adalgiselus (or Ansighis), (died 640), married Begga, the daughter of Pippin (Pepin), who died 640, mayor of Austrasia. Their son, Pepin II, ruler of the Franks (died 714), by his mistress, Alpaida, had Charles Martel and Childerbrand.
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BASSETT-PRESTON ANCESTRY
Charles Martel (b. 689, d. 741), by his first wife, Chrutude, had Carloman and Pepin (d. 768, the father of Charlemagne) ; by his second wife, Sonahilda, he had Roderic — called Grippo.
Grippo, d. 754, married a daughter of Fionnlock, and had two sons: — Roland (or Ronald) and Forsyth, born 753, named for the Gothic prince, King Forsite, from whom he was descended. Forsyth married, in 810, a daughter of the Duke of Aquitania. His great-grandson was Hagamon Forsyth de Fronsac. The great- grandson of Hagamon was Grimwald, who married, 1010, Marie de Montenac, and had four daughters and one son. The seventh generation from the son of Grimwald was Osbert de Forsyth, the only male descendant at that time. Osbert was one of the atten¬ dants who accompanied Eleanor of Provence, when she went to England to marry Henry III. After that Guirand Forsyth went with his only son, Osbert, to Scotland, in 1246. Osbert had a son, Wilhelm, who had Robert I, who had Osbert II. Osbert II had a son, Robert II, who was appointed governor of Stirling Castle, in 1360. Robert I and his son, Osbert II, were leaders under Robert Bruce at Bannockburn, in 1314.
20. Robert II became the feudal Baron of Dykes — the first lord of Castle Dykes, Lanark Co., Scotland.
19. John (his son), baron of Dykes, was governor of Stirling, 1379.
18. William (his son) succeeded him in these offices, 1399, and had : —
17. Robert III, who married a daughter of Leslie of Roths. They had five sons, who established the University of Glasgow.
16. John Forsyth, the oldest son, Lord of Dykes, married the daughter of Sir James Douglas, and had David and Alexander.
15. David Forsyth, Lord of Dykes, 1488.
14. David Forsyth, Lord of Dykes, 1507, had John, James and Henry.
FORSYTH -FORSAITH
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13. John Forsyth,, Lord of Dykes, 1540, married Louise de Ravenel.
12. David Forsyth, Lord of Dykes, 1571, Commissioner of revenue for Glasgow, 1594; had sons: — Robert, who was the ancestor of the Forsayths of Failzerton; James, who d. unm., and William, his successor; Matthew; and Marguerite, who mar¬ ried Jean Denys (grandson of Jean Denys who, in 1506, made a chart of the “Gulf of North America/’ later known as Gulf of St. Lawrence).
*
11. William Forsayth, Lord of Dykes, Commissioner to Parliament for Forres, 1621 ; had sons : — William and John and James.
10. John Forsayth, Commissioner to Parliament, for Cullen, 1652, married a daughter of Sir William Livingston of Kilsyth; had sons: — James and Walter.
9. Walter Forsayth, born in Ayrshire, Scotland, married Margaret Forsayth, who was the heiress and sole proprietor of Failzerton, Ayrshire, the daughter of Capt. James Forsayth (son of Robert, son of David, 12, above). He was Provost of the University of Glasgow, 1678, by act of the Scotch Parliament. He had sons James and Alexander.
8. James Forsaith, born at Failzerton, Scotland, which he later inherited from his mother, married Margaret Montgomery, daughter of Major Hugh Montgomery. James favored the Stuarts and had to flee to Ireland. He was a captain under King William III in the battle of the Boyne, in Ireland, 1690.
He had sons : —
Thomas, d. Cork, Ireland, 1768, m. Mary - .
-f-Matthew, b. 1700, d. 1791, m. Esther Graham.
Alexander.
7. Matthew1 Forsaith, born in Failzerton, Ayrshire, Scot¬ land, in 1700, graduated from the University of Edinburgh. He removed to Ireland where he married Esther Graham, the daughter of Robert1 and Janet (Hume) Graham. She was probably born about 1700 as she died July 1, 1784, aged over 80 years.
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BASSETT-PRESTON ANCESTRY
About 1732 he came to the manor house in Gaspesie, Acadia, Canada (where his great-grandfather, Nicholas Denys (b. 1598), had been Governor of New France and Newfoundland), and became the last royal Governor of Gaspesie, 1732-38. He was annoyed by boats from Cape Cod and burned and sank them, so England sent two ships against him in 1738, and he was driven out and his house burned. He saved his ship and returned to Ulster, Ireland, where he had left his family. There he heard of the success of the Scotch colony in New Hampshire.
He came to New England about 1740, and bought land in Chester, N. H., 1742, “north of the meeting house.'*’ He brought with him considerable property and silver plate with the family crest on it.
He was an enterprising business man; his name frequently appears on town and Presbyterian records — the colony of Scotch Irish who settled around Londonderry, N. H., were Presbyterians. He was a deacon and a lay preacher, and often preached in the absence of the minister.
He bought 2,000 acres of land and owned a woolen and a grist mill. He was chairman of several committees to petition the Provincial Legislature for improvements for Chester. He was chairman of the committee of Public Safety, 1777 ; he raised the Chester company of 1776 ; he was deputy to choose the representa¬ tive to the Continental Congress ; he was commander and proprie¬ tor of the privateer La Monet. He died Sept. 6, 1791, and was buried in Auburn (formerly a part of Chester), N. H.
Children : —
1. Matthew, b. Ireland, 1730, a physician, enlisted in a Man of War,
and d. 1798, at sea, m. - Orr.
2. David, d. May 21, 1778, of his wounds. Ensign in Chester Com¬ pany.
3. Jonathan, d. July 9, 1777, in the army at Ticonderoga.
4. Esther, d. 1778, unm.
5. William, b. 1740, d. 1808, m. Jane Wilson (James).
6. Hannah, d. 1793, m. Wilkes West.
-{-7. Robert, b. 1746, d. 1810, m. 1767, Margaret Tolford (William1).
8. Josiah, b. 1747, d. 1833, m. a. 1784, Katy Richardson (Caleb).
6. Robert2 Forsaith, born in Chester, N. H., May, 1746, the son of Matthew1 and Esther Forsaith, married in Chester, 1767,
FORSYTH-FORSAITH - FREEMAN
III
Margaret Tolford, who was born in Chester, Mar. 13, 1746, the daughter of William1 and Isabelle (McMurphy) Tolford. He removed to New Chester (now Hill), where he lived for a few years, and five children were born ; he then returned to Chester and lived on his wife’s father’s place on Walnut Hill, and took care of her father and her insane brother as long as. they lived ; five more children were born here.
He was a lieutenant, 1776-1783; called ensign in Revolutionary
Rolls, vol. 1, pp. 381 and 385, New Hampshire State Papers. He
died in 1810; his widow died Jan. 13, 1835.
»
Children : —
1. Agnes, b. May 6, 1769, m. Dr. James Eorsaith.
2. William, b. Jan. 27, 1771, d. 1795.
3. Esther, b. Apr. 16, 1773, d. 1803, unm., a teacher.
4. Hannah, b. Aug. 18, 1775, d. 1778.
+5. Margaret, b. June 21, 1777, d. 1824, m. 1807, David Murray (Isaac1).
6. Robert, b. 1780, m. Nancy Chase.
7. Hannah, b. 1782, d. 1830, unm.
8. David, b. 1785, d. 1822, unm.
9. Jonathan, b. 1787, m. Rebecca Chamberlain.
10. Tolford, b. 1789, m. Clara Hazelton.
See Murray
Margaret3 Forsaith m. David2 Murray.
Emeline Murray m. William7 Tenney.
Rebecca B. Tenney m. Marcus N.7 Preston.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References: — History of the Forsyth Family, J. F. Jeffries, 1920; History of Chester, N. H., Benjamin Chase, 1869; Memorial of the Forsythes de Fronsac, Frederic Gregory Forsyth, 1903.
FREEMAN
11. Samuel1 Freeman was born in England. His mother, Priscilla, left by will, before 1646, a house in Blackfriars, Lon¬ don, to her grandson, Henry, son of Samuel. He married in
England, Apphia - . He came from England, 1630, with Gov.
Winthrop’s party to Watertown, Mass., where he was one of the original proprietors. He went to England, 1634, and returned
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here 1637 ; went back to England on business and died while there, 1639. His widow married (2) 1662, Gov. Thomas Prence, his third wife, and died before 1668.
Children : —
Henry, b. a. 1624, d. 1672, m. 1650, Hannah Stearns, d. June, 1656, (2) Nov. 1656, Mary Sherman.
Apphia.
-{-Samuel, b. May 11, 1638, d. 1712, m. 1658, Mercy Southworth.
10. Samuel2 Freeman, son of Samuel1 and Apphia Freeman, was born in Watertown, Mass., May 11, 1638. He married in Eastham, May 12, 1658, Mercy Southworth, who wTas born Dux- bury, about 1638, died Nov. 25, 1712, daughter of Constant1 and Elizabeth (Collier) Southworth. He lived in Eastham, a man of means and ability, and of service to the town in time of need. Deacon, 1676. Representative to General Court, 1697. He died Nov. 25, 1712, ae. 75.
Children : —
1. Apphia, b. Dec. 11, 1659, d. 1660.
-j-2. Samuel, b. Mar. 26, 1662, d. 1743, m. 1684, Elizabeth Sparrow, (2) Bathsheba Smith.
3. Apphia, b. Jan. 1, 1666, m. 1685, Isaac Pepper (Robert1).
4. Constant, b. Mar. 31, 1669, d. 1745, m. 1694, Jane Treat (Samuel3).
5. Elizabeth, b. June 26, 1671, m. Abraham Remick, (2) Joseph Merrick (Wm.1).
6. Edward, d. y.
7. Mary, d. 1737, m. a. 1693, John Cole.
8. Alice, m. Nathaniel Merrick (William21), 1673-1743.
9. Mercy.
9. Capt. Samuel3 Freeman, son of Samuel2 and Mercy (Southworth) Freeman, was born in Eastham, Mass., Mar. 26, 1662. He married, Feb. 5, 1684, Elizabeth Sparrow, daughter of Jonathan2 and Rebecca (Bangs) Sparrow of Eastham. He mar¬ ried (2) about 1693, widow Bathshua (Bathsheba) Lothrop Smith (widow of Samuel Smith, who died 1692). She was living in 1749.
He had a large property for the times, was always engaged in public affairs, and a liberal supporter of education and religion. A deacon ; Representative, 19 years, and had charge of the militia of
FREEMAN
1 *3
Eastham; selectman, six years. His will, dated Dec. 13, 1742, proved Feb. 10, 1743, mentions wife Bathsheba, four sons, Samuel, Barnabas, Enoch and John, and sons of wife by her first husband, Samuel and Joseph Smith. He died, Jan. 30, 1743, ae. 82. Jonathan2 Sparrow, in his will of Mar. 10, 1707, bequeathed to £‘the children of Capt Samuel Freeman by my daughter, Elizabeth.”
Children : —
+1. Priscilla, b. Oct. 27, 1686, d. 1764, m. 1704, Capt. John3 Sears (Paul2).
2. Samuel, b. Sept. 1, 1688, d. 1751, m. 1712, Mary Paine (John3).
Second wife’s —
3. Elizabeth, b. Apr. 19, 1694, m. 1716, Isaac Pepper, Jr.
4. Barnabas, b. Jan. 31, 1696, d. 1761, m. 1734, Mary Stone (Rev. N. Stone).
5. Nathaniel, b. May 7, 1698, d. 1727, m. 1723, Mary Paine (James2).
6. David, b. Jan. 28, 1700, d. bef. 1742, m. 1727, Ruth Freeman.
7. Elisha, b. Dec. 9, 1701, living 1762, m. 1725, Lydia Freeman (Nathaniel).
8. James, b. Aug. 4, 1704.
9. Enoch, b. May 17, 1706, d. 1788, m. 1742, Mary Wright.
10. Simeon, b. Feb. 23, 1708, d. 1732, prob. unm.
11. John, b. Jan. 5, 1710, m. 1741, Bethia (Harden) Cobb, dau. of - Josiah Harden, widow of Nathan4 Cobb.
12. Abigail, b. July 10, 1713, d. July 16, 1714.
13. Abigail, b. May 5, 1715, m. 1733, Isaac Higgins.
14. Bathsheba, d. y.
See Sears
Priscilla4 Freeman m. John3 Sears.
John Sears m. Deborah5 Crowell.
Bathsheba Sears m. Thomas5 Howes.
Deborah Howes m. Lot6 Bassett.
Mehitabel8 Ford m. Francis7 Bassett.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira1 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References Freeman Family, F. Freeman, 1875; Brewster Genealogy, 1908, by Emma C. Brewster Jones; Society Colonial Wars, 1922.
FREEMAN
11. Mr. Edmund1 Freeman was the son of Edmond Free¬ man of Pulborough, Co. Sussex, Eng., whose father was prob-
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ably John Freeman very likely of Kent. A contributor to the Boston Transcript, Apr. 2, 1923, says: “After much time given to the English ancestry of Edmund1 Freeman, I must deny the probability of his line through Edmond, Henry, Laurance and John of Northampton, Eng." An Edmund Freeman, possibly this one, was married in Graveley, Herts, Oct. 13, 1617, to Elizabeth Gurney, who was born 1600, and died in Sandwich, Mass., Feb. 14, 1676. Another authority says he married Tune 16, 1617, Bennett Hodsoll, dau. of John Hodsoll or Hat- suld. He came from England with his wife and four chil¬ dren in the ship Abigail, 1635, to Lynn. He was one of the ten original proprietors of Sandwich, 1639, and received the largest land grant. In 1637, ten men of Lynn were given liberty “to choose a place to sett down and have land for three score families," they chose Sandwich. He had moved to Duxbury, 1637, and was a freeman that year. He presented the colony twenty corslets of armor, 1637. He was always a prominent, active and influential man. Deputy to General Court, 1646; assistant to Gov. Prence, 1640-46; member of Council of War, 1642. He and his wife were said to have a leaning toward the Quakers. He died Oct. 1682, and he and his wife were buried at Sandwich. His will of June 21, 1682, proved Nov. 2, mentions “my three sons, Edmond Freeman, John Freeman and Edward Perry, daughter Elizabeth Ellis and grandson Thomas Paddy."
Children : —
Alice b. Eng. a. 1618, d. 1651, m. 1639, William Paddy.
-fjohn, b. 1621, d. Oct. 1719, m. FeJ>. 1650, Mercy Prence (Thomas1)-
Edmund, b. 1622, d. bef. 1704, m. 1646, Rebecca Prence (Thomas1), (2) 1651, Margaret Perry (Sara1).
Elizabeth, b. a. 1625, living 1677, m. bef. 1644, John Ellis, Jr.
Mary, m. 1653, Edward Perry (widow Sara1).
Cicelia, b. a. 1631.
10. Major John2 Freeman, son of Edmund1 and probably Bennett (Hatsuld) Freeman, was born in England, 1621 ; came with his parents in the Abigail, 1635. He married, Feb. 13, I60O, Mercy Prence, b. 1631, daughter of Gov. Thomas1 and Patience (Brewster) Prence. He moved from Sandwich and, with his father-in-law, became an early settler of Eastham, where he was a large landholder. He was prominent in public affairs ; a deacon
FREEMAN
“5
in the church; ensign, 1654; major, expedition against Indians at Saconet, 1677; member, Council of War, 1667-1676; captain against Indians at Taunton, 1675 ; major, Barnstable Troops, 1685; deputy to General Court from Eastham, 1654, and for eight years; selectman, 1663, for ten years; assistant, 1666. His wife died Sept. 28, 1711, and he died Oct. 28, 1719; both are buried in Eastham. His children were all born in Eastham, Mass. His will, dated June 1, 1716, proved Nov. 4, 1719, provides “free¬ dom for my negroes.” On the gravestone of his wife, Mercy, there is a heart carved, inside of .which the epitaph is engraved.
Here lies the body of Major John Freeman died Oct. ye 28th 1719 in ye 98th year of his age.
Children : —
Here lyes buried ye body of Marcy Freeman wife to Major John Freeman aged 80 years dec’d Sept. 28th 1711
1. John, b. Feb. 2, 1650, d. inf.
2. John, b. Dec. 1651, d. 1721, m. 1672, Sarah Merrick, d. 1696 (William1), (2) 1701, wid. Mercy (Bradford) Watson.
+3. Thomas, b. Sept. 16, 1653, d. 1715, m. 1673, Rebecca Sparrow (Jonathan2).
4. Patience, d. 1745, m. 1682, Lieut. Samuel Paine (Thomas2).
5. Edmund, b. June, 1657, d. 1717, m. prob. (1) a. 1680, Betty (or Ruth) Merrick (William1), (2) Sarah Mayo (Samuel2).
6. Mercy, b. July, 1659, d. 1744, m. 1679, Samuel Knowles (Richard1).
7. William, b. a. 1660, d. 1687, m. a. 1684, Lydia Sparrow (Jonathan2).
8. Hannah, b. a. 1664, d. 1744, m. 1681, John Mayo (Samuel2).
9. Prince, b. Feb. 3, 1666, d. y.
10. Nathaniel, b. Mar. 20, 1669, d. 1760, m. a. 1690, Mary Howland (Zoeth2, Henry1).
11. Bennet, b. Mar. 7, 1671, d. 1716, m. 1689, John Paine (Thomas2).
9. Deacon Thomas3 Freeman, son of John2 and Mercy (Prence) Freeman, was born Eastham, Mass., Sept. 16, 1653. He married at Harwich, Dec. 31, 1673, Rebecca Sparrow, who was born, Eastham, Oct. 30, 1655, the daughter of Jonathan2 and Rebecca (Bangs) Sparrow. She died at Harwich, Feb. 7, 1740, ae. 86. He settled in Harwich (now Brewster), 1674. A promi¬ nent man ; first town clerk ; a selectman, and treasurer of the town.
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He helped found the first church of Harwich and was their first deacon and for many years. His will was dated Feb. 4, 1715. He died, Feb. 9, 1715, at Harwich.
Children : —
-f 1 Mercy, b. Oct. 30, 1674, d. 1747, m. 1693, Paul3 Sears (Paul2).
2. Thomas, Jr., b. Oct. 12, 1676, d. 1717, m. 1706, Bathsheba Mayo
(Nathaniel2), d. 1707, (2) 1707, Mary Smith.
3. Jonathan, b. Nov. 11, 1678, d. 1714, m. 1708, Mercy Bradford
(William2).
4. Edmund, b. Oct. 11, 1680, d. 1746, m. 1703, Phebe W^atson.
5. Joseph, b. Feb. 11, 1682, d. 1/56, m. 1709, Lydia Thacher (John), d. 1724, (2) 1736, Mrs. Mary Freeman, wid. of Nathaniel.
6. Joshua, b. Mar. 7, 1684, prob. unm.
7. Hannah, b. Sept. 28, 1687, prob. d. y.
8. Prince, b. Jan. 3, 1689, m. 1711, Mary Doane (Joseph).
9. Hatsuld, b. Mar. 27, 1691, d. 1773, m. 1719, Abigail Hallett (Jona¬ than).
10. Rebecca, b. Apr. 26, 1694, m. prob. Joseph Vickery, (2) 1723, John Wing.
See Sears
Mercy4 Freeman m. Paul3 Sears.
Hannah Sears m. Thomas4 Howes.
Thomas Howes m. Bathsheba Sears.
Deborah Howes m. Lot6 Bassett.
Francis Bassett m. Mehitabel8 Ford.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References : — Freeman Family, F. Freeman, 1875 \ Mayflower Descendant, vol. 12 ; Brewster Genealogy, 1908 ; Society Colonial Wars, 1922 , Transcript, July 29, 1929.
FULLER
10. Lieut. Thomas1 Fuller was born in England in Apr. 1618, and came to Woburn, Mass., 1638, one of the earliest and most active settlers there. He married, June 13, 1643, in Woburn, Elizabeth Tidd, the daughter of John1 and Margaret Tidd, born in Charlestown ; she died in Woburn. His wife dying, he removed to Middleton, a part of Salem, about 1664, and back to Woburn, 1684, where he married (2) Aug. 25, 1684, Sarah Wyman, the widow of John, who had died May 9, 1684, and
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daughter of Miles Nutt. She died 1688. He moved to Danvers
and married (3) Hannah - . His will mentions daughters
Dean, Ruth Wilkins, Deborah Shaw; sons Thomas, David and Benjamin ; grandchildren, David Richardson, Ruth Wheeler and Bethia Fuller. He died in Middleton, June, 1698, ae. 80.
Children, all by first wife : —
1. Thomas, b. Apr. 30, 1644, m. Ruth, dau. of Thomas1 Richardson,
(2) - Durgy.
2. Elizabeth, b. Sept. 12, 1645, m. 1662, Joseph Dean (Thomas1).
3. Ruth, b. May 17, 1648, *n. - Wheeler, (2) bef. 1698, -
Wilkins.
+4. Deborah, b. May 12, 1650, m. 1667, Isaac Richardson, (2) -
Shaw.
5. John, b. Mar. 1, 1653, m. - Putnam.
6. Jacob, b. May 14, 1655, m. Mary Bacon.
7. Joseph, b. Aug. 8, 1658, d. y.
8. Benjamin, b. Apr. 15, 1660, m. 1685, Sarah Bacon.
9. Samuel, b. May 9, 1662, d. y.
See Richardson
Deborah2 Fuller m. Isaac2 Richardson.
Phoebe Richardson m. Joseph2 Rist.
Phoebe (Rist) Draper m. Samuel5 Prentice.
James Prentice m. Sarah4 (Draper) Whiting.
Nahum Prentice m. Nancy6 Whipple.
Caroline Prentice m. Elam6 Rogers.
Elvira Rogers m. Charles R.8 Bassett.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References: — Early New Eng. People, Titcomb, 1882; Sewall’s History of Woburn, 1868; Society Colonial Wars, 1922; The Richardson Memorial, J. A. Vinton, 1876.
GRAPIAM
8. Robert1 Graham was born in Ireland in 1668, in Fermanagh Co., a descendant of Walter Graham, the son of Alexandria Graham, second Earl of Monteith, whose grandmother was a daughter of Robert III, King of Scotland. He married, in Ireland, Janet Hume, who was of the family of Hume, of Hume Castle, county of Fermanagh, Ireland, descended from Sir John Hume, Provost of Edinburgh in 1450, son of the Earl of Mauh- mant, according to the Peerage of Scotland.
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Robert Graham brought his wife and children — all of whom were born in Ireland — to America about 1730, and purchased land in Chester, N. H., 1733. He was a blacksmith. In 1747, he deeded half of his land to his son William, who died soon after, leaving no children.
Robert died in Chester, N. H., in 1748, aged about 80. His will was proved in Dec. 1748, at which time his wife was still living. We obtain his children’s names from his will. William Graham, a relative, probably brother of Robert, came from Ireland and married Margaret, daughter of John Aiken of Chester. He had other brothers, Andrew and Jack, both of whom came before 1747.
Children : —
1. William, d. a. 1747.
2. Robert, d. 1790, m. Jane Carr.
3. Agnes, m. Andrew Craige (Alexander1).
4. Jean, m. a. 1735, William1 White, as 2d wife.
-f-5. Esther, b. a. 1702, d. 1784, m. Matthew1 Forsaith.
6. Mary, m. William1 Crawford.
7. Ann, unm.
See Forsaith
Esther2 Graham m. Matthew1 Forsaith.
Robert Forsaith m. Margaret2 Tolford.
Margaret Forsaith m. David2 Murray.
Emeline Murray m. William7 Tenney.
Rebecca B. Tenney m. Marcus N.7 Preston.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References: — History of Chester, N. H., Benjamin Chase, 1869; Memorial of Forsythes de Fronsac, p. 10; Americana, 1925, p. 202.
GRIDLEY
10. Thomas1 Gridley wras baptized in Essex Co., Eng., in 1612, came to Massachusetts, 1631. He was a member of Rev. Thomas Hooker’s flock that came from Cambridge and settled Hartford, Conn., in 1636. He was a member of Capt. John Mason’s company in the Pequot War, 1637, and received a grant of 50 acres of land for his services ; a blacksmith. He married in Hartford, Sept. 29, 1644, Mary Seymour, born in England,
GRA H A M - GRIDLE Y
II9
daughter of Robert and Elizabeth, and a sister of Richard1 Sey¬ mour of Hartford. He removed to Farmington and thence to Northampton, where he was killed by Indians, June 12, 1655. His
widow married (2) Deacon John Langdon, and died in Farmington.
Children : —
-f-h Samuel, b. T\iov. 25, 1647, d. 1712, m. Esther Thompson, (2) Mary Humphrey.
2. Thomas, b. Aug. 1650, d. 1742, m. 1673, Elizabeth Clark (John1).
3. Mary, b. Sept. 29, 1652, d. 1673, m. 1670, Thomas Root (John).
9. Samuel2 Gridley, born Nov. 25, 1647, son of Thomas and Mary Gridley, married Esther Thompson, who was born in Farm¬ ington, June 17, 1655, the daughter of Thomas1 and Ann (Welles) Thompson. He was an early settler of Farmington; freeman, 1669; one of the 84 original proprietors among whom the land was divided in 1672; a blacksmith by trade, but a merchant all his life. He signed the articles of ag'reement for the settlement of Farmington. His wife Esther died in 1696; he married (2) Dec. 1, 1698, Mary Humphrey. He died in Farmington in 1712. His widow married (2) John Wadsworth.
Children : —
1. Samuel, d. bef. 1737, m. 1710, Ruth Lewis (William321).
2. Thomas, d. 1758, m. 1704, Hannah W41coxson (Timothy2) (2) 1724, Sarah Root.
3. John, bapt. Jan. 29, 1682, m. 1716, Dorothy Benton.
+4. Joseph, bapt. Mar. 8, 1685, d. 1770, m. Hannah Lewis (Samuel3).
5. Esther, b. May 15, 1687, m. 1706, John Hart, Jr.
6. James, b. May 13, 1691, m. 1719, Susanna Smith.
7. Sarah, b. July 8, 1694, d. 1744, m. 1722, Nathaniel Cowles (Nathaniel ), d. 1724, (2) 1728, Ebenezer Woodruff (Samuel2).
Second wife’s : —
8. Nathaniel, b. Oct. 1699, d. 1764, unm.
9. Hezekiah, b. Aug. 1701, d. 1776, m. 1731, Sarah Newell (Samuel).
10. Mary, b. Aug. 17, 1708, d. 1784, m. 1730, Nathan Lewis (Samuel3).
11. Daniel, b. Dec. 1, 1711, m. 1733, Mary Woodruff (Samuel3).
8. Joseph3 Gridley, baptized in Farmington, Conn., Mar. 8, 1685, the son of Samuel and Esther Gridley, married Hannah Fewis, who was bapt. Oct. 4, 1691, in Farmington, the daughter
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of Samuel3 and Elizabeth (Orton) Lewis. He moved to Southing¬ ton in 1725, where he was a blacksmith, a farmer and a leading citizen. He died in Southington, Dec. 7, 1770. His will, dated Apr. 9, 1764, mentions his wife Hannah, sons Joseph, Noah, Abel, his daughter Lucy Deming, and heirs of his daughters Sarah and Anna.
Children : —
1. Hannah, b. Feb. 19, 1713, d. 1763, unm.
2. Elisha, b. June 2, 1715, d. 1734, unm.
3. Joseph, b. Oct. 30, 1716, d. 1805, m. 1747, - , d. 1762, (2) 1763,
Sarah Woodruff (John).
4. Sarah, b. Sept. 1, 1718, d. 1764, m. Moses Lyman (his 3d wife).
5. Noah. b. 1722, d. 1811, m. 1751, Sarah Curtiss (Rev. Jeremiah). +6. Lucy, b. Dec. 30, 1723, d. 1796, m. 1746, Eliakim Deming (Heze- kiah3) .
7. Anna, b. May 22, 1727, d. 1755, m. 1749, Amos Hart (Thomas43).
8. Abel, b. Sept. 28, 1729, m. 1757, Hannah Clark.
See Deming
Lucy4 Gridley m. Eliakim4 Deming.
Lucy Deming m. Samuel5 North.
Linus6 North m. Dolly6 Woodruff.
Clarissa North m. John Bower6 Preston.
Marcus N. Preston m. Rebecca B.8 Tenney.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References: — Memorial History, Hartford County, Conn., Trumbull, 1886; History of Southington, Conn., H. R. Timlow, 1875 ; Cutter’s, New England Families, 1915 ; Society Colonial Wars, 1922.
GUNN
11. Thomas1 Gunn was early at Dorchester, Mass. ; freeman, May 6, 1635. He removed to Windsor, Conn., where a lot was granted him in 1640; his children were born there. He later removed to Westfield, Conn., and gave his homestead in Windsor to his son-ih-law Timothy Thrall, when he went to Westfield. He died in Westfield, Feb. 26, 1681. We know nothing about his wife except the date of her death in Westfield — Nov. 28, 1678. Nathaniel Gunn who married Sarah Day, 1658, and had died before 1664, was possibly his brother.
GUNN - HALLETT
I 2 I
Children : —
1. Elizabeth, d. 1640.
2. Elizabeth, b. Oct. 14, 1640, d. y.
+3. Deborah, b. Feb. 27, 1642, d. 1695, m. 1659, Timothy Thrall (William1).
4. Mehitabel, b. July 28, 1644, m. 1663, David Ensign (James), divorced him 1682, m. (2) 1685, Isaac Sheldon, his 2d wife.
5. John, b. July 8, 1647, d. 1681, m. 1679, Mary Williams.
See Thrall
Deborah2 Gunn m. Timothy2 Thrall.
Deborah Thrall rfi. John3 Moses.
Mary Moses m. Jacob2 Tuller.
Martha Tuller m. Ambrose5 Hart.
Martha Hart m. Lot5 Woodruff.
Dolly Woodruff m. Linus6 North.
Clarissa North m. John Bower6 Preston.
Marcus N. Preston m. Rebecca8 Tenney.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
Reference:— Ancient Windsor, Conn., Stiles, 1892.
HALLETT
10. Mr. Andrew1 Hallett was born in England, and mar¬ ried there Mary - . He brought his wife and several children
to Lynn, 1636; Plymouth, 1637; thence to Sandwich, 1638. He is probably the one who was called a schoolmaster. He was given the title “Mr.”
Public schools are not mentioned until 1663 in records of Ply¬ mouth Colony. Then the General Court advised the towns to set up a schoolmaster to teach the children reading and writing. In 1677 public grammar schools were required in towns having twelve families. Before these dates children received private instruction from friends or others.
He was a proprietor of Yarmouth, 1639, where he owned 200 acres, most of it in Barnstable after its division from Yarmouth. He was a brother of John Hallett of Yarmouth, 1650.
Andrew Hallett, “now in New England,” was taxed in Bowood, Dorset, Eng., in 1640, on a subsidy. Not many of the New Eng¬ land emigrants are found on these subsidies, as only a few of
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them were freeholders. These subsidies were a special tax which Parliament allowed the king to collect for a special purpose. They were imposed on land holders possessed of enough personal property to make the collection of the tax profitable. His death is given as 1648. His wife, Mary, survived him. He left a cow for the use of the poor in Yarmouth.
Children : —
Andrew, b. Eng. 1615, d. 1684, m. Anne Besse (Anthony1). -j-Bathsheba, b. Eng., d. 1670, m. 1637, Richard1 Bourne.
Samuel, b. Eng., 1627, drowned 1650, at Nauset.
Josiah, b. Eng.
Joseph, m. Elizabeth Gorham (John2).
Hannah, m. 1656, John Hathaway.
John.
See Bourne
Bathsheba2 Hallett m. Richard1 Bourne.
Elisha Bourne m. Patience2 Skiff.
Abigail Bourne m. William4 Bassett.
Elisha Bassett m. Ruhama3 Jennings.
Lot Bassett m. Deborah6 Howes.
Francis Bassett m. Mehitable7 Ford.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References History of Richard Bourne, Hannah S. B. Dykes, 1919; Transcript, Aug. 8, 1928; New England Families, Cutler, 1913.
HALSEY
13. John Halsey, living in 1512 at Great Gaddesden, Hert¬ fordshire, Eng., had a son William.
12. William Halsey, son of John, married Alice - ; she
died 15^7 ; he died 1546; they had children: — Robert; William; Thomas; Harry; Isabel; Jane; Elizabeth.
11. William Halsey, d. May, 1596, had wife, Anne Lodge, and children:— John; William; Joan, d. 1562; Robert; Ralph bapt. 1563; Edward, bapt. 1 565 ; Thomas, bapt. 1567 ; Anne, bapt. 1569; Triamore, b. 1574, d. 1618; Philip, bapt. 1577.
HALLETT - HALSEY
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10. Robert Halsey, son of William and Anne, died Oct. 1618; he married Dorothy Downes, daughter of William Downes of Linslade, Co. Bucks, Eng. She died Sept. 1620; they had chil¬ dren: — William, bapt. June 23, 1590, d. 1637; Thomas, bapt. Jan. 2, 1592, d. 1678; Edward, bapt. 1592; Avis, bapt. 1594; Hester, bapt. 1595 ; Sara, bapt. 1597; Duncombe; James, d. 1641 ; John, d. 1633; Jane; Joane; Mary; Amy; Ann; Dorothy, d. 1619.
9. Thomas1 EIalsey, bapt. Jan. 2, 1592, son of Robert and Dorothy Halsey, was a mercer of London ; the family was of high social position in England. He was one of the twenty original settlers, and had 100 acres at Lynn, Mass., 1637. He was one of seventeen who formed a company in Lynn in 1640, and went to Southampton, L. I., and established Connecticut jurisdiction there. For many years he was the richest man in the town; adjutant of the Train Band, 1650; served in the Indian wars; deputy from Southampton, colony of Connecticut, 1664. He married in Eng¬ land, Phoebe - . She was killed in 1649, by two Pequot
Indians. They were later caught, sent to Hartford and there tried, convicted and executed. The first death recorded in the town of Southampton was that of his wife Phoebe, and the first marriage recorded was his, to his second wife, on July 25, 1660, to Ann, widow of Edward Johnes (who had died about 1655). He died Aug. 27, 1678; his will, made in June, 1677, named his wife, his sons Thomas, Isaac and Daniel, and his daughter Elizabeth, wife of Richard Howell.
Children : —
Mary, m. Matthew Howell (Edward1).
Thomas, b. a. 1627, d. 1688, m. Mary - .
Isaac, b. a. 1628, d. 1703, m. Mary - .
Daniel, b. a. 1630, d. 1682, m. Jemima (or Joanna) - .
-(-Elizabeth, m. Richard Howell (Edward1).
See Howell
Elizabeth2 Halsey m. Richard2 Howell.
Ruth Howell m. Jonas2 Bower.
Ebenezer Bower m. Priscilla ( - ) Burroughs.
Hannah Bower m. Isaac4 Preston.
John Bower Preston m. Polly5 Haven.
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John Bower Preston m. Clarissa7 North.
Marcus North Preston m. Rebecca B.8 Tenney.
Annie Rebecca Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References : — Thomas Halsey and his Descendants, E. D. Halsey, 1895 ; History of Southampton, L. I., G. R. Howell, 1887 ; Goodwin-Morgan Ancestral Lines, F. F. Starr, 1915; Society Colonial Wars, 1922.
HARDING
13. John Harding was born 1567, and died, Jan. 14, 1637, in Northampton, Eng. He had a younger brother William, whose daughter Mary married Gov. Gorges. He was a husbandman, and a direct descendant of FitzHarding. His will, filed Mar. 3, 1637, gave property to his brother William and to his sons Richard, Amos, John, Lemuel and Oliver.
Children ; —
-f- Richard, b. about 1580, d. a. 1657, m. (2) Elizabeth Adams.
Joseph, d. 1630, m. 1624, Martha Doane.
John, d. 1650, m. Mary - .
Lemuel.
Amos.
Oliver.
12. Richard1 Harding was born in Northampton, Eng., about 1580. He came in 1623, with his two brothers, Joseph and John, and their cousin Gov. Gorges, to the south part of Braintree, Mass., near Weymouth landing, where Gov. Gorges planted his colony. The first settlement of Weymouth was made in 1622, by the com¬ pany under Wesson (or Weston), and was abandoned in 1623. In 1624, Capt. Robert Gorges, son of Ferdinando Gorges, renewed it, and in 1633 it was incorporated as a town.
Richard had an original land grant from Gorges which was later owned by his son John. He was a freeman in Braintree, 1640. He was probably a mariner and engaged in fishing. His first wife came from England with him and died before 1630. He married (2) Elizabeth Adams. His will, dated 1657, named his wife executor and left property to his son John and granddaughter Mary.
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Children : —
-f John, b. 1620.
Stephen, b. 1624, d. 1698, m. Bridget Estance (Thomas).
Second wife’s : —
Lydia, b. 1632, m. 1651, Martyn Saunders.
11. John2 Harding was born in England about 1620; came to Weymouth, Mass.; freeman there, 1641; selectman, 1643; removed to Gloucester to engage in the fisheries, 1652, and returned to Weymouth, 1665, where he died Oct. 1682. His son- in-law John Whitmarsh was made administrator of the estate “in the right of Mary, the only child.”
Child : —
-fiMary, m. 1654, John Whitmarsh (John1).
See Whitmarsh
Mary3 Harding m. John2 Whitmarsh.
Ebenezer Whitmarsh m. Christian3 Bayley.
Mary Whitmarsh m. Andrew4 Ford.
Jacob Ford m. Sarah4 Poole.
John Ford m. Lydia5 Auger.
John Ford m. Sarah6 Reed.
Mehitabel Ford m. Francis7 Bassett.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.s Preston.
References : — The Hardings in America, W. J. Harding, 1925 ; Whitmarsh Family, N. W. Bates, 1916.
HARDY
10. Thomas1 Hardy was born about 1605, in England. He was one of the twelve who went with John Winthrop, Jr., from Boston, in March, 1633, and founded Agawam (later Ipswich). He had a grant of land in Ipswich, 1641 ; removed to Rowley about 1653, and ten years later to Bradford (a section was set off from Rowley in 1668, and called Merrimack, but the name was changed to Bradford in 1672). He may have married in England,
Lydia - , who was perhaps the mother of his children, but
before 1670 he had married Ann - . Thomas Hardy and wife,
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Ann, deeded land in 1670, to his daughter Mary, wife of Samuel Currier. He died in Bradford, Jan. 4, 1678. His will, dated Dec. 12, 1677, proved Mar. 26, 1678, mentions his wife, unnamed; eldest son, Thomas; other sons, John, Joseph, William and Jacob; son-in-law, William Hutchins ; my daughter Mary and her children.
Anah, widow of Thomas Hardy, was received in the Bradford church, 1682. She died May 1, 1689.
Children : —
+Thomas, b. a. 1635, d. 1716, m. 1664, Mercy Tenney (Thomas1).
Sarah, d. 1684, m. 1661, William Hutchings.
-f-Mary, d. after 1713, m. a. 1665, Samuel Currier (Richard1).
Joseph, b. a. 1642, d. 1727, prob. unm.
John, b. 1646, d. 1716, m. 1667, Mary Jackman, d. 1689, (2) Martha Burbank.
William, b. 1647, d. 1728, m. 1678, Ruth Tenney (William1), (2) a. 1696, Sarah - .
Jacob, b. a. 1649, d. 1713, m. Lydia Eaton.
See Currier
Mary2 Hardy m. Samuel2 Currier.
Sarah Currier m. Ichabod2 Rogers.
Hope3 Rogers m. Esther4 Meachem.
Jethro Rogers m. Hannah4 Holt.
Abijah Rogers m. Polly Wetherbee.
Elam Rogers m. Caroline8 Prentice.
Elvira Rogers m. Charles R.s Bassett.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
9. Thomas2 Hardy, born about 1635, son of Thomas1 of Ipswich, married in Rowley, Nov. 22, 1664, Mercy Tenney, who was born in Rowley, June 17, 1644, daughter of Thomas1 and Ann Tenney. She joined the Bradford church in 1694, and he joined in 1713. He died in Bradford, Feb. 6, 1716. His widow died at Bradford, Aug. 15, 1716. His will, dated Mar. 23, 1714, proved Mar. 19, 1716, mentions wife and seven children. All but his oldest child were born in Bradford. Some authorities say he married, first, Ruth - , the mother of his first child.
Children : —
1. Ann, b. Apr. 26, 1666.
2. Thomas, b. June 29, 1667.
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3. William, b. Jan. 11, 1669, d. 1752, m. 1703, Sarah Walker.
4. James, b. Feb. 13, 1672, drowned 1689.
5. Daniel, b. Apr. 2, 1675, d. 1756, m. 1701, Martha Wicom, d. Feb. 1746, (2) July, 1746, Damaris Dickinson.
+6. Jacob, b. Mar. 25, 1677, m. 1706, Sarah Clark.
+7. Benjamin, b. Sept. 22, 1679, d. 1763, m. 1709, Rebecca Bond (Joseph2).
8. Ebenezer, b. May 3, 1682, d. July 17, 1682.
9. Isaac, b. Aug. 19, 1683, d. 1729, m. 1721, Esther Barker.
10. Hannah, b. Oct. 4, 1686, perhaps m. 1719, Hugh Smith.
11. Sarah, b. June 9, 1689, d. 1754, m. 1711, Ebenezer Burbank.
*
8. Jacob3 Hardy, born Mar. 25, 1677, the son of Thomas2 and Mercy Hardy, married June 27, 1706, Sarah Clark. He and his wife were admitted to the Bradford church, April, 1709. Both were living in 1745. Names of children are from the Bradford church records.
Children : —
-{-Elizabeth, b. Mar. 11, 1707, d. 1737, m. 1729, Samuel Stickney (Sam¬ uel3).
Moses, b. Feb. 12, 1708, m. 1729, Dorothy4 Hardy (Thomas,3 John2), (2) 1760, wid. Mary (Stickney) Boynton.
Phebe, b. Apr. 2, 1711, m. 1733, Thomas Johnson.
Jeremiah, b. May 31, 1713, d. 1777, m. 1734, Rachel Hardy (Thomas3, John2).
Andrew, b. Mar. 11, 1715, d. 1778, m. 1739, Ann Hardy (Jacob32). Josiah, bapt. Sept. 10, 1720.
Isaac, b. Aug. 15, 1721.
Sarah, b. June 30, 1723.
See Stickney
Elizabeth4 Hardy m. Samuel4 Stickney.
Hannah Stickey m. Thomas5 Tenney.
Silas Tenney m. Rebecca0 Bailey.
William Tenney m. Emeline3 Murray.
Rebecca Tenney m. Marcus N.7 Preston.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
8. Benjamin3 Hardy, born Sept. 22, 1679, son of Thomas2 and Mercy Hardy, married Jan. 19, 1709, Rebecca Bond, born about 1685, in Haverhill, daughter of Joseph2 and Sarah (Williams) Bond. They were both received in the Bradford church July 19, 1713. He died in Bradford Aug. 19, 1763. His widow died in Bradford, Mar. 19, 1775, aged over 90 years.
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Children : —
1. Susanna, bapt. June 25, 1710.
-j-2. Rebecca, b. July 29, 1712, m. 1733, Jonathan Bailey (Richard3).
3. Benjamin, b. Feb. 14, 1714, d. 1753, m. 1738, Rebecca Rolf.
4. Philip, b. Feb. 2, 1719, m. 1743, Hannah Tenney (John4).
5. Priscilla, b. Feb. 19, 1725, d. 1778, m. 1747, Chase Savory, his 1st wife.
6. Jerusha, bapt. Feb. 9, 1728.
See Richard Bailey
Rebecca4 Hardy m. Jonathan4 Bailey.
William Bailey m. Anne° Chase.
Silas6 Tenney m. Rebecca6 Bailey.
William Tenney m. Emeline3 Murray.
Rebecca Tenney m. Marcus N.7 Preston.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.8 Bassett.
References : — The Hardy Family, D. W. Hoyt, in Essex Historical Collec¬ tions, vol. 47, p. 167, 1911; New England Family History, Quinby, 1911.
HARRIS
12. Walter1 Harris, born in England, married there Mary Fry. He probably came in the William and Francis in 1632, and was an early settler of Weymouth, Mass., later removing to Dorchester. Freeman, 1641. On “May 20, 1652, a house lott was granted to Walter Harries of Dorchester,” near Pequot Har¬ bor, New London, where he settled and lived until his death. Additions to this house lot were granted from the ox pasture, and a quantity of “hideous rocks were thrown in unmeasured.” In 1653, Goodman Harries gave “his son Gabrieli sixe ackers of land for an house lot.” In June, 1654, Goodman Harries was chosen by the town to be an ordinary keeper. On Nov. 6th, 1654, he died at Dorchester, and on that same day “widdo Harries was granted by voat, also to keep an ordinary, if she will.” His widow died Jan. 24, 1656. New London records give their death dates and add “both deceased at Pequett.” Her will, dated Jan. 19, 1656, bequeathed “to my eldest daughter, Sarah Lane, the bigest brass pan, to her daughters Mary a silver spoone and pewter candlestick, and Sarah the bigest pewter dish and a silken ribbon ; to daughter Mary Lawrence my blue rnohere petticoat, my straw
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hatt and a feather boulster, my next brass pan and my great chest ; to her eldest sonne a silver spoone, her second son a silver whissle, her youngest son a pewter bassen. My youngest daughter, Elizabeth Weekes a piece of red broadcloth, being about two yards, a damask livery cloth, a gold ring, a silver spoone, a f ether bed, a boulster, my best hatt, my gowne, a white apron, a brass kettle, a woolen jacket for her husband, &c. To my sonne Gabrieli my house, land, cattle, swine, &c. — the house consisted of a front room, lean-to, shop room and two chambers, — To my sonne Thomas tenn shillings if he doe come home or be alive. To sister Migges — sister Hannah Rawlin and brother Rawlin.” This will was “taken from her own mouthe, 19th of Jan. 1655.” Her brother William Fry had died in 1642, leaving a kid to each of his three sisters’ youngest children. Their sister Thomasine Fry married John Meigs.
Children : —
Gabriel, d. 1684, m. 1654, Elizabeth Abbott (Robert).
-j-Sarah, b. Eng., d. 1695, m. George Lane (William1). .
Mary, m. - Lawrence.
Elizabeth, m. - Weekes.
Thomas, went to Eng. and was never heard from.
See Lane
Sarah2 Harris m. George2 Lane.
Sarah Lane m. James2 Lewis.
Sarah Lewis m. Thomas2 Lincoln.
Susanna Lincoln m. John1 Colson.
Susanna Colson m. Richard4 Augur.
Lydia Augur m. John6 Ford.
John Ford m. Sally8 Reed.
Mehitabel Ford m. Francis7 Bassett.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
Reference: — Walter Harris and some of his Descendants, Charles Harris, 1922.
HART
11. Stephen1 Hart, born probably in Braintree, Essexshire, Eng., 1605, came to America and was one of the 54 settlers at Cambridge, Mass., 1632. He was a deacon in Rev. Thomas
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Hooker’s church, organized at Cambridge, 1633, and in the church after they removed to Hartford, Conn., 1636. He discovered the Farmington valley, inhabited by the Tunxis, a powerful tribe of Indians. It is said the name Hartford was given to the ford he discovered and which was used in crossing the Connecticut river at low water. He was freeman, 1634 ; an original proprietor of Hartford in 1639; served under the popular leader, Capt. John Mason, in the Pequot War, 1637, and was given a lot for his services.
He moved to Farmington, which was incorporated in 1646, and was one of the 84 proprietors there in 1672. One of the seven who organized the church at Farmington in 1652, with John Cole and others, and was one of the first deacons. He and his wife had previously taken the ten-mile journey to Hartford to church. He was deputy from Farmington to General Court, 1647, 165a and 1660. He was a large land holder, a leading character and a man of great influence in Farmington.
In 1673, he had a grant of land on the Ousatunnuck river. He married in England, and had children born there. His wife, name unknown, died in Farmington after 1652. About 1679, he mar¬ ried (2) Margaret, who was widow of Arthur Smith (d. 1655), and of Joseph Nash (d. 1678). She died 1693. He died in Farmington, Mar. 1683. His will of March 16, 1683, mentions his sons John, Stephen and Thomas, son-in-law John Cole, daughters Sarah Porter, Mary Lee, grandchildren Thomas and Dorothy Porter, John Lee and John Halt. His name is on Founders Monument, erected in Hartford about 1846, to the 84 proprietors.
Children : —
-f 1. Sarah, b. Eng., m. 1644, Thomas1 Porter.
2. Mary, b. Eng. a. 1631, d. 1710, m. 1658, John1 Lee (d. 1690), (2)
1692, Jedediah Strong.
3. John, b. Eng, d. 1666, m. 1652, Sarah - . He and his family,
except his son John, were burned in their home by Indians, 1666.
-)-4. Stephen, b. 1634, d. 1689, m. a. 1660, .
5. Mehitabel, d. after 1708, m. John Cole.
6. Thomas, b. 1643, d. 1726, m. a. 1665, Ruth Hawkins (Anthony1).
See Thomas Porter
Sarah2 Hart m. Thomas1 Porter.
Thomas Porter m. Lois" Stanley.
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Timothy Porter m. Susanna3 Bull.
Lois Porter m. Samuel4 North.
Samuel North m. Lucy5 Deming.
Linus North m. Dolly6 Woodruff.
Clarissa North m. John Bower6 Preston.
Marcus North Preston m. Rebecca B. Tenney.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
10.- Stephen2 Hart, born in 1634, was son of Stephen Hart. Freeman, Farmington, May, 1654.
His seven children were living at the time of his death in Farmington, 1689. His estate was inventoried at £633. We know nothing of his wife, not even her name. He represented Farmington at General Court less than three months before his death. His gravestone reads, “Stephen Hart. Deceased ae 55, 19:9: 1689.”
Children : —
1. Stephen, b. Feb. 28, 1662, d. 1728, m. 1689, Sarah Cowles (Samuel2).
-j-2. Thomas, b. 1666, d. 1728, m. 1689, Elizabeth Judd (John2).
3. John, b. 1669, m. 1694, wid. Hannah Treat, dau. of Samuel Steele.
4. Samuel, b. 1672, d. 1697, m. Anna - .
5. Sarah, b. 1675, m. 1695, Samuel Tuttle.
6. Ann, b. 1678.
7. Mary, b. 1682, d. unm.
9. Sergt. Thomas3 Hart, born in Farmington, 1666, son of Stephen2 Hart, married Dec. 18, 1689, Elizabeth Judd, who was born in Farmington, 1670, daughter of John2 and Mary (Hawkins) Judd. She was admitted to the church in Farmington, Feb. 2, 1691, and died there Mar. 18, 1743.
He was a large land holder in Farmington, and held the mili¬ tary rank of sergeant. He died in Farmington, Mar. 23, 1728; his estate inventoried at £707. His will was dated Dec. 8, 1727.
Children : —
1. Thomas, b. June 5, 1692, d. inf.
2. Stephen, b. July 30, 1693, d. 1773, m. 1720, Eunice Munson.
3. Thomas, b. Nov. 3, 1695, d. 1754, m. 1720, Anna Stanley (Thomas).
+4. Joseph, b. 1700, d. 1777, m. 1722, Mary Bird (Joseph32).
5. Samuel, d. 1769, m. 1730, Elizabeth Thompson (Thomas321).
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6. Elizabeth, m. 1731, Sylvanus Woodruff.
7. James, b. Dec. 14, 1707, m. 1734, Thankful North (Thomas ).
8. William, b. Aug. 20, 1710, m. 1738, Elizabeth Woodruff (Mat¬ thew3 2 *)•
9. Mary, b. Sept. 7, 1714, d. Sept. 1716.
8. Joseph4 Hart, born in Farmington, 1700, son of Thomas3 Hart, married E)ec. 6, 1722, Mary Bird who was born in Farming- ton, the daughter of Joseph3 and Mary (Steele) Bird. He lived in the north parish of Farmington, called Northington or Nod, where he and his wife were among the original members of the church in 1751, and he was their first deacon; also a magistrate there; a shoemaker. His wife died there Jan. 23, 1774, and he died Mar. 10, 1777.
Children : —
1. Joseph, b. Oct. 1, 1723, d. 1777, m. 1749, Ann Barnes (Thomas).
2. Ruth, b. Dec. 26, 1724, m. 1748, Barnabas Thompson (Samuel).
3. Noah, b. Oct. 28, 1726, d. 1777, m. 1753, Sarah Miller.
4. Lydia, b. Aug. 8, 1728, m. 1748, Noah Gillett.
5. Gideon, b. Sept. 11, 1730, d. 1807, m. 1759, Elizabeth Hart (Wil¬ liam) .
+6. Ambrose, b. Aug. 25, 1732, d. 1799, m. 1755, Martha Tuller (Jacob2).
7. Medad, b. July 27, 1734, d. 1777, m. 1754, Phebe Miller.
8. Mary, b. Sept. 11, 1736, m. 1760, Obadiah Owen.
9. Dinah, b. Nov. 9, 1738, m. 1758, Appleton Woodruff (Josiah4).
10. Sarah, b. Oct. 3, 1741, d. ae. 3 wks.
11. Lois, m. 1771, David Bristol.
7. Ambrose5 Hart, born Aug. 25, 1732, in Northington, Conn., son of Joseph4 and Mary Hart, married at Simsbury, Mar. 20, 1755, Martha Tuller who was born in Simsbury, about 1729, the daughter of Jacob2 and Mary (Moses) Tuller. He lived in the north parish of Farmington, called Northington, and in 1830 incorporated as Avon. He was admitted to the church, 1756. His will, proved July 6, 1799, gave to his wife, Martha, his loom and tackling, the use of his house and barn and one-half of his land; mentioned his son Gad; daughters Sabra Whiting, Diodama Cadwell; son-in-law Lot Woodruff, and granddaughter Huldah Brace. He died June 23, 1799, and his widow died Sept. 26, 1806. They are buried in the old cemetery on the east
HART - HAVEN
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side of the river, near the first church of Avon. Her tombstone gives the date of her death, and adds “aged 77.”
Children : —
1. Asenath, b. Apr. 4, 1756, d. 1784, unm.
2. Huldah, b. June 25, 1758, d. ae. 4 mos.
-f-3. Martha, bapt. Jan. 20, 1759, d. 1835, m. 1780, Lot Woodruff ( Samuel4) .
4. Rosa, bapt. Jan. 21, 1762, d. 1829, m. 1785, Titus Goodwin (Mor¬ gan5), d. 1804, (2) Roger Seymour.
5. Abi, b. July 8, 1764, m. 1785, Zenas Brace (Henry32).
6. Sibil, b. Oct. 14, 1766, m. 1^93, Abel Thompson.
7. Gad, bapt. Mar. 4, 1770, m. 1791, Eunice M. Woodford.
8. Sabra, b. Sept. 11, 1772, m. 1793, Elijah M. Whiting.
9. Diodama, bapt. Oct. 13, 1776, m. 1798, Martin Cadwell.
See Woodruff
Martha6 Hart m. Lot5 Woodruff.
Dolly Woodruff m. Linus6 North.
Clarissa North m. John Bower6 Preston.
Marcus North Preston m. Rebecca B.8 Tenney.
Annie Rebecca Preston m. Edward M.0 Bassett.
References : — Stephen Hart and his Descendants, Alfred Andrews, 1875 ; Timlow’s Southington, 1875; Memorial History of Hartford County, 1886; Society Colonial Wars, 1922.
HAVEN
9 and 10. Sergt. Richard1 Haven was born about 1620, and came from the west of England to Lynn, Mass., in 1644. He married in Lynn, Susanna Newhall, who was born about 1624, the daughter of Thomas1 and Mary Newhall; a farmer and carpen¬ ter; freeman, 1691. He served under Captain Samuel Brockle- bank, June, 1676; a sergeant.
In 1692, it was “voted that Sergeant Haven” and seven others named, “should sit in the pulpit.” He died, probably in 1703, between May 21, 1701, the date of his will, and June 14, 1703, the date of probate. He mentioned in his will his sons John, Nathaniel, Moses; grandson Joseph, son of Richard, deceased; daughters Hannah Goodell and Sarah Whitney; son-in-law John
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Tarbox; grandson Westol Cogswell and granddaughter Hannah Parker. His wife had died in Lynn, Feb. 7, 1682.
Children, all born in Lynn: —
1. Hannah, b. Feb. 22, 1645, d. 1726, m. 1673, Nehemiah Goodell.
2. Mary, b. Alar. 12, 1647, d. 1690, m. 1667, John Tarbox.
3. Joseph, b. Feb. 22, 1649, d. bef. 1701.
4. Richard, b. May 25, 1651, d. bef. 1701, m. Susanna - .
5. Susanna, b. Apr. 24, 1653, m. 1668, Samuel Cogswell (John1).
6. Sarah, b. June 4, 1655, m. John Whitney.
+7. John, b. Dec. 10, 1656, d. 1705, m. 1682, Hannah Hitchins.
8. Martha, b. Feb. 16, 1658, d. June, 1659.
9. Samuel, b. May 1660, d. Dec. 1660.
10. Jonathan, b. Jan. 18, 1662, d. July, 1664.
11. Nathaniel, b. June 30, 1664, d. 1746, m. 1688, Elizabeth Travis (John).
-{-12. Moses, b. May 20, 1667, d. 1747, m. 1688, Mary Ballard, (2) 1735, Elizabeth Bridges.
9. John2 Haven, born in Lynn, Dec. 10, 1656, son of Richard1 and Susanna Haven, married at Lynn, Oct. 3, 1682, Hannah Hitchins, daughter of Daniel1 and Eleanor Hitchins of Lynn. He removed to Framingham (then Sherburn), 1694, and was an original member of the church organized there, 1701 ; selectman, 1702; representative, 1702 and 1703; served in King Philip’s War, 1676. He was called a “joiner.” His widow took adminis¬ tration of his estate, April 2, 1705 ; one item mentioned was “sord and walking staff 6s.” Elis widow married (2) July 1, 1712, John How.
Children : —
John, b. June 8, 1683, at Lynn, d. 1712, unm.
-fElkanah, b. 1685, d. 1765, m. 1708, Abial Barber (John2).
Alary, m. 1708, Nathaniel Johnson.
Nathan, b. a. 1696, d. 1764, m. 1726. Silence Winch (Samuel).
Joseph, b. 1698, d. 1776, m. 1721, Mehitabel Haven (Moses2).
Hannah, b. 1700, living 1751, m. bef. 1728, Benjamin Burnett (Ben¬ jamin3).
8. Elkanah3 Haven, born probably in Lynn, 1685, the son of John2 and Hannah Haven, lived in Framingham, and married there, Nov. 23, 1708, Abial Barbour, who was born in Medfield, Mass., Sept. 12, 1687, the daughter of John2 and Abigail (Bab-
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cock) Barbour. He was constable in 1720; on committees in 1725 and 1726; selectman in 1730. He married (2) Dec. 2, 1714, Mary Walker, who died about 1716. He married (3) Patience
Leland, Feb. 5, 1717, and (4) Lydia - . He died suddenly in
1765; his son, Deacon John Haven of Sutton, administered.
Children, first wife : —
+1. Mehitabel, b. Aug. 23, 1709, m. 1730, Daniel3 Haven (Moses2).
2. Elizabeth, b. Feb. 3, 1711.
Second wife: —
3. John, b. 1716, d. 1784, m. a. 1739, Susanna Town (Israel).
Third wife : —
4. Sybillah, b. 1717, d. 1749, m. 1739, Samuel Eames, Jr.
5. Micah, b. June 21, 1719, d. 1756, m. 1744, Mary Eames.
6. Elkanah, b. July 21, 1721, m. 1752, Hepzibah Haven (Nathaniel32).
7. Patience, b. July 27, 1729, d. at advanced age, unm.
See Daniel3 Haven
8. Moses2 Haven, the youngest son of Richard1, was born in Lynn, May 20, 1667, and married in 1688, Mary Ballard, who was born in Lynn, June 13, 1666, the daughter of Nathaniel2 and Rebecca (Hudson) Ballard. She died in Framingham, Nov. 18, 1734. He was executor of his father’s will in 1703, and then removed to Framingham, where he was on a committee to lay out a highway in 1709; selectman, 1710; constable, 1711; treasurer, 1717-19; on committee to hire schoolmaster, 1723 and 1727; was chosen deacon, 1717. He married (2) Nov. 27, 1735, Elizabeth Bridges, probably widow of Benjamin. His will, dated July 1, 1746, names his four sons and four daughters and “his brother Nathaniel Ballord.” He died, Nov. 14, 1747, aged 80.
Children : —
1. Joseph, b. Feb. 8, 1689, d. a. 1767, m. 1710, Martha Walker, (2) 1760, Mrs. Susanna Drury.
2. Susanna, b. Oct. 20, 1690, d. 1787, m. a. 1714, Israel Town.
3. Richard, b. Jan. 28, 1693, m. 1713, Lydia Whitney.
4. Moses, b. Nov. 11, 1695, d. 1778, m. 1721, Hannah Walker (d. 1749), (2) 1751, Anna Stow.
5. Mary, b. Oct. 1, 1698, m. 1725, Samuel Stone, Jr., (2) 1734, Ephraim Ward.
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6. Mehitabel, b. Jan. 30, 1702, d. 1780, m. 1721, Joseph Haven (John2).
7. Sarah, b. June 10, 1705, m. 1727, Ralph Hemenway (Joshua32). -)-8. Daniel, b. June 16, 1708, d. 1788, m. 1730, Mehitabel Haven (Elkanah3).
7. Daniel3 Haven, born in Framingham, Mass., June 16, 1708, son of Moses2 and Mary (Ballard) Haven, married Dec. 10, 1730, Mehitabel (called Hetty) Haven, who was born in Framing¬ ham, Aug. 23, 1709, daughter of Elkanah3 and Abial (Barbour) Haven. They lived in Framingham, where she died. He removed to North Dedham, now called Dover, Mass., aged 73, and died there 1788, aged 80.
Children : —
1. Abial, b. July 1, 1732, d. 1805, m. 1754, Col. James Metcalf.
2. Mehitabel, b. Aug. 8, 1734, d. 1775, m. 1761, Col. Daniel Whiting.
3. Ebenezer, b. Apr. 15, 1737, went South young and never returned.
4. Daniel, b. July 15, 1739, d. 1775, m. 1762, Betty Ellis.
+5. Asa, b. May 27, 1742, d. 1777, m. 1767, Eunice Aldis (John5).
6. Nathan, b. May 7, 1745, m. Tabitha Sumner.
6. Asa4 Haven, born in Framingham, May 27, 1742, the son of Daniel3 and Mehitabel4 Haven, married Dec. 3, 1767, Eunice Aldis, who was born in Franklin (formerly called Wrentham), Mass., Feb. 23, 1744, the daughter of John5 and Mehitabel (Hawes) Aldis. She died April 15, 1792. He died, at Dedham, April, 1777, of small pox contracted while on duty in the War of the Revolution, probably as a militia man or volunteer. He lived in Dedham.
Children : —
1. Mehitabel, b. Sept. 7, 1768, m. Paul Sawyer.
2. John Aldis, b. Apr. 25, 1771, m. 1797, Julitta Richards (Abel) (d. 1807), (2) Mrs. Susanna (Hooper) Williams.
3. Eunice, b. Mar. 17, 1773, m. George Allen.
+4. Polly, b. Dec. 15, 1776, d. 1748, m. 1799, John Bower Preston (Isaac4).' After the death of her father she lived with her uncle, Deacon James Metcalf of Wrentham.
See Preston
Polly5 Haven m. John Bower5 Preston.
John Bower6 Preston m. Clarissa7 North.
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137
Marcus N. Preston m. Rebecca8 Tenney.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References Colonial Wars Year Book, 1922; Descendants of Richard Haven, J. Adams, 1849; Barry’s History of Framingham, Mass.; Ballard Genealogy, Chas. F. Barlow, 1911; Newhall Family, Henry F. Waters, 1882.
HAWES
9. Edward1 Hawes was born in England, probably about 1620; he came to New England about 1635, and was living in Dedham, Mass., in 1648, when he was engaged to plaster the meeting house there. He was a mason by trade, and became a prominent and respected man of the community. He married at Dedham, Apr. 15, 1648, Eliony Lumber (or Lombard), possibly the sister of Thomas (who married Joyce) and Bernard Lombard. He died, June 28, 1686, at Wrentham. His will was probated in 1687.
Children : —
1. Lydia, b. Jan. 26, 1649, d. 1717, m. Eliezer Gay (John1).
2. Mary, b. Nov. 4, 1650.
3. Daniel, b. Feb. 10, 1652, d. 1739, m. 1677, Abigail Gay, d. 1718, (2)
Bridget - .
4. Plannah, b. Feb. 1, 1655, m. 1674, John Mason.
5. John, b. Dec. 17, 1657, d. 1732, m. Sarah Deering.
+6. Nathaniel, b. Aug. 14, 1660, d. 1714, m. 1688, Sarah Newell (Isaac2).
7. Abigail, b. Oct. 2, 1662, m. John Fales (James).
8. Joseph, b. Aug. 9, 1664, m. Deborah (Dewing?).
9. Deborah, b. Sept. 1, 1666, m. Ephraim Pond, (2) - Bacon.
8. Nathaniel2 Hawes, born Dedham, Mass., Aug. 14, 1660, son of Edward1 Hawes, married March 29, 1688, Sarah Newell, who was born Mar. 22, 1665, the daughter of Isaac2 and Elizabeth (Curtis) Newell. They lived in Dedham, and he died there Oct. 16, 1714. His will of Oct. 14, 1714, was proved Apr. 23, 1716. Widow Sarah Hawes of Dedham married May 6, 1718, Deacon Samuel Rocket (i.e. Rockwood) of Medfield.
Children : —
1. Elizabeth, b. Jan. 29, 1689, m. 1714, Samuel Wilson.
2. Sarah, b. Sept., 1690.
3. Experience, b. Sept. 1691, d. 1775, m. 1720, William Bacon (Daniel3).
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4. Anna, b. Mar. 17, 1695, d. 1717, m. 1719, Richard Puffer (Richard3).
5. Abigail, b. Dec. 17, 1697.
6. A daughter, b. March 22, 1700.
7. Nathaniel, b. Dec. 27, 1701, m. 1728, Susanna Hubbard.
+8. Mehitabel, b. Nov. 3, 1703, d. 1785, m. 1733, John Aldis (Nathan1).
9. Susanna, b. Jan. 13, 1707.
See Aldis
Mehitabel3 Hawes m. John5 Aldis.
Eunice Aldis m. Asa4 Haven.
Polly Haven m. John Bower3 Preston.
John Bower Preston m. Clarissa7 North.
Marcus North Preston m. Rebecca B.8 Tenney.
Annie Rebecca Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References: — Hawes and Allied Families, Americana, 1920, pp. 143-152; Dedham Town Records; Dedham Hist. Register, vol. 1; Transcript, Oct. 23, 1929.
PIAWKINS
' 11 and 10. Mr. Anthony1 Hawkins settled in Windsor, Conn., 1640, and in 1656 removed to Farmington, where he was one of the early settlers. He and John Wadsworth were the only two beside the minister, Thomas Hooker, who bore the title “Mr.”
He was one of the patentees of Connecticut under the charter from Charles II, 1662 ; deputy to General Court, 1657, 1662 and 1665 ; governor’s assistant, 1668-70. His wife, name unknown, died in Windsor, July 12, 1655. July 16, 1656, he married (2) Mrs. Ann (Welles) Thompson, daughter of Gov. Thomas1 Welles, and widow of Thomas1 Thompson. She died 1680. He wras a distinguished man in Farmington, and for seventeen years was continuously in public service. He died Feb. 28, 1674. His will of Feb. 26, 1674, mentions wife Ann; children, John, Ruth, Sary, Elizabeth and Hannah, and son-in-law John Judd.
Children : —
+1. Mary, b. July 16, 1644, m. John Judd (Thomas1).
2. Ruth, b. Oct. 24, 1649, d. 1724, m. a. 1665, Thomas Hart (Stephen1).
3. John, b. Feb. 18, 1652, d. 1676, m. - Brinkhead.
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I39
Second wife’s : —
4. Sarah, b. 1657, d. 1678, unm. Her estate was divided among her four sisters, Mary Judd, Ruth Hart, Elizabeth Brinsmeade and Hannah Hawkins.
5. Elizabeth, b. 1660, m. 1678, Paul Brinsmeade.
6. Hannah, b. 1662, m. 1681, Jonathan Nicholas (Isaac).
See Judd
Mary2 Hawkins m. John2 Judd.
Mary Judd m. Samuel3 Woodruff.
Samuel Woodruff m. Elizabeth4 Norton.
Lot Woodruff m.’ Martha6 Hart.
Dolly Woodruff m. Linus6 North.
Clarissa North m. John Bower6 Preston.
Marcus N. Preston m. Rebecca8 Tenney.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References : — Memorial History of Hartford Co., Conn., J. H. Trumbull, N. E. H. & G. Reg., v. 80, p. 302; Society of Colonial Wars, 1922; Savage’s Gen. Diet.
HAZELTINE
11. Peter Hazeltine, a noted Puritan of Yorkshire, Eng., had two sons, Robert and John, who came to America. The name was originally Hazel den meaning Hazel valley and is spelled in many different ways.
10. Robert1 Hazeltine, born in Lincolnshire, Eng., son of Peter, helped found Rowley, Mass., 1639. A freeman, 1640. He
married, Dec. 23, 1639, Ann - , the first marriage in Rowley.
A herdsman; selectman, 1668; he had permission to ferry passen¬ gers across the Merrimac river, from Bradford to Haverhill. He died in Bradford, Aug. 27, 1674. His will, dated Oct. 25, 1673, was proved Sept. 29, 1674. His widow was dismissed from the Rowley church to Bradford in 1683, and died in Bradford, July 26, 1684.
Children : —
1. Ann, b. Apr. 1, 1641, d. 1688, m. 1660, Caleb Kimball (Richard1).
2. Mercy, b. Oct. 16, 1642, d. 1708, m. 1661, Benjamin Kimball (Richard1).
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3. David, b. a. 1644, d. 1717, m. 1668, Mary Jewett (Maximilian1).
4. Mary, b. Feb. 14, 1646, d. inf.
+5. Abraham, b. Mar. 3, 1648, d. 1711, m. 1669, Elizabeth Langhome (Richard1).
6. Deliverance, b. Mar. 25, 1651, bur. July 14, 1654.
7. Elizabeth, b. Jan. 15, 1653, bur. July 18, 1654.
8. Deliverance, b. a. 1655, d. 1735, m. 1672, Nathaniel Dane (Rev. Francis2).
9. Robert, b. Nov. 7, 1657, d. 1729, m. 1680, Elizabeth Jewett (Maxi¬ milian1).
10. Gershom, b. Jan. 31, 1661, d. 1711, m. 1690, Abiel Dalton.
9. Abraham2 Hazelton, born Rowley, Mass., Mar. 3, 1648, son of Robert1 and Ann Hazelton, married Oct. 7, 1669, Elizabeth Longhorne, who was born Sept. 1649, daughter of Richard1 and Mary (Crosby) Longhorne. He lived in Bradford; a freeman, 1672 ; one of the eighteen original members of the Bradford Con¬ gregational Church in 1682 ; town clerk 1686-90. A man of integrity. He died April 28, 1711.
Children : —
+1. Mary, b. Apr. 30, 1672, d. 1731, m. Samuel Stickney (Samuel2).
2. Robert, b. May 16, 1674, m. 1702, Sarah Spofford.
3. Elizabeth, b. Apr. 29, 1677, m. 1695, Thomas Carlton.
4. Richard, b. Nov. 13, 1679, d. 1747, m. 1703, Elizabeth Chadwick.
5. Bethiah, b. May 16, 1682, m. 1701, Thomas Spofford.
6. Abraham, b. Nov. 6, 1684, d. 1733, m. 1722, Rachel Atwood (Philip).
7. Mehitable, b. Mar. 20, 1688.
8. Jonathan, b. Apr. 2, 1694, d. 1750, m. Mary Simons, (2) 1747, Elizabeth Webster.
See Stickney
Mary3 Hazeltine m. Samuel3 Stickney.
Samuel Stickney m. Elizabeth4 Hardy.
Hannah Stickney m. Thomas5 Tenney.
Silas Tenney m. Rebecca0 Bailey.
William Tenney m. Emeline3 Murray.
Rebecca B. Tenney m. Marcus N.7 Preston.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
10. John1 Hazeltine was born in Lincolnshire, Eng., 1620, the son of Peter. He came with his brother Robert1 in Rev. Ezekiel Rogers party from Rowley, Eng., to Rowley, Mass., in 1639, and was freeman there in 1640. He married Joan Anter,
HAZELTINE - HINCKLEY
I4I
said to be from Biddeford, Eng. He and his brother Robert helped build the first meeting house in Rowley. He lived in what is now Bradford, but later removed to Haverhill (originally called Pentucket), where he gave, in 1665, an acre of land for a meeting house. He died there, Dec. 23, 1690, “aged 70.” His will of Aug. 17, 1689, was proved Mar. 1691. His widow died July 17, 1698.
It was voted at a legal town meeting in Bradford, Mar. 1683, to pay the minister sixty pounds per annum ; the first half in October, payable in wheat, pork, butter and cheese, one pound of butter for every cow, and one cheese from a family; the other half in March, in malt, pease and rye, and sufficient fire wood, he allowing a sixpence per cord for bringing it and cording it up in his yard. In 1698 it was voted to pay one-third of his salary in money.
Children : —
1. Samuel, b. Feb. 20, 1645, d. 1717, m. 1670, Deborah Cooper (Peter). +2. Mary, b. Oct. 9, 1648, m. 1673, Nathan Webster (John1).
3. John, b. 1650, d. 1733, m. 1682, Mary Nelson (Philip).
4. Nathaniel, b. Feb. 7, 1656, d. 1724, m. 1680, Deliverance Robie, d. 1686, (2) 1687, wid. Ruth Jaques.
See Webster
Mary5 Hazeltine m. Nathan2 Webster.
Joanna Webster m. Richard3 Bailey.
Jonathan Bailey m. Rebecca4 Hardy.
William Bailey m. Anne5 Chase.
Rebecca8 Bailey m. Silas6 Tenney.
William Tenney m. Emeline3 Murray.
Rebecca B. Tenney m. Marcus N.7 Preston.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References Genealogical Sketches of Robert and John Hazeltine, W. B. Lapham, 1892; History of Old Chester, N. H., Benj. Chase, 1869.
HINCKLEY
14. John Henkele was of Lenham, Eng. His will, dated Jan. 5, 1483, names wife Margaret; sons, John, Robert and Thomas, and daughter Anne.
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13. John Henkle (or Hynckleye) lived in Lenham, Co. Kent, Eng., where his brother Robert died in 1522.
12. John Hynckleye, son of John above, married Johane - . She was buried at Harrietsham, Jan. 23, 1564. He mar¬ ried, second, July 3, 1570, Aves Elies, who survived him. He was buried June 25, 15 77. His will mentions his wife Avysse; his sons John and Robert, and daughter Annys (or Agnes).
Children : —
-[-Robert, d. 1606, m. Elizabeth - .
John, d. 1591, m. Johane Bills.
Annys, bapt. Jan. 1, 1571.
11. Robert Hinckley, son of John and Johane, lived in Harrietsham, Eng., where he died and was buried, Mar. 27, 1606.
He married Elizabeth - , who was buried Nov. 2, 1574. He
married, second, Feb. 10, 1575, widow Katerina Leese, whose husband Thomas (?) had died 1574. She probably died before 1605, as his will of that year does not mention her.
Children : —
Thomas, bapt. Dec. 28, 1562, d. 1634, m. Ann - .
Clemen, bapt. 1570.
Isaac, bapt. Oct. 8, 1571, d. 1636, m. 1610, Dorothy Quested.
Second wife’s: —
Stephen, bapt. Feb. 2, 1576, d. Apr. 1577.
Stephen, bapt. Feb. 15, 1578, d. 1630, m. 1608, Jane Becke, (2) Eliza¬ beth, d. 1625, (3) 1627, Elizabeth Tolpott.
Margaret, bapt. Oct. 30, 1580, d. 1598.
Elizabeth, bapt. Sept. 30, 1582, m. - .
Katherine, b. a. 1584, named in her father’s will, 1605.
Mary, bapt. Feb. 5, 1587, named in her father’s will, 1605.
-{-Samuel, bapt. May 25, 1589, d. 1662, m. 1617, Sarah Soule.
John, b. a. 1591, a minor named in his father’s will.
10. Samuel Hinckley1, son of Robert and Elizabeth Hinck¬ ley, was baptized in Tenterden, Co. Kent, Eng., May 25, 1589. He married in Hawkhurst, May 7, 1617, Sarah Soule, who was
HINCKLEY
*43
bapt. June 8, 1600, at Hawkhurst, Co. Kent. Eng., the daughter of Thomas and Mary (Indenden) Soole.
In 1634, he brought his wife and four children in the Hercules to Boston, and settled at Scituate. There were a total of one hundred and two passengers, all from Tenterden, and more than one-half of them settled at Scituate. His wife, “Goody Hinckley,” joined the church there in 1635.
In 1639, he removed to Barnstable, where he was one of the first settlers, and helped establish the church. The name of “Goodman Hinckley” is prominent in the records. He was juror, town officer, surveyor of highways, ' lieutenant in Thomas Dymock’s company, Barnstable, 1643. His wife died in Barnstable, Aug. 18, 1656, and he married, second, Dec. 15, 1657, Bridget, widow of Robert Bodfish. His will, dated Oct. 31, 1662, gave to his wife Bridget the use of his house, garden and certain land, gave her his two cows Prosper and Thrivewell, and all the household stuff she brought with her, bequeathed to sons Samuel, John and Thomas, daughters Susanna, Sarah, Mary and Elizabeth.
Children : —
1. Thomas, b. 1618, d. 1704, last Gov. of Plymouth Colony, m, 1641, Mary Richards (Thomas), (2) 1660, wid. Mary (Smith) Glover.
2. John, bapt. Apr. 28, 1622, d. Feb. 1628, Tenterden, Eng.
+3. Susanna, bapt. Nov. 6, 1625, m. 1643, Rev. John1 Smith.
4. Marie, bapt. Mar. 23, 1627, d. unm.
5. Sarah, bapt. Nov. 22, 1629, d. after 1679, m. 1649, Henry1 Cobb.
6. Mary, bapt. Sept. 18, 1631, m. bef. 1662.
7. Elizabeth, bapt. Mar. 10, 1633, d. June, 1633.
8. John, bapt. June, 1634, prob. d. y.
9. Elizabeth, bapt. Sept. 6, 1635, m. 1657, Elisha Parker.
10. Samuel, bapt. Feb. 4, 1637, d. inf.
11. Samuel, bapt. Feb. 10, 1638, d. 1640.
12. A dau., b. July, 1640, d. inf.
13. Twin sons, b. July, 1641, d. inf.
14. Samuel, bapt. July 24, 1642, d. 1727, m. 1664, Mary Goodspeed (Roger), (2) 1668, Mary Fitz Randle (Edward).
15. John, bapt. May 24, 1644, d. 1709, m. 1668, Bethia Lothrop (Thomas), (2) 1697, Mary Goodspeed (Nathaniel2).
See John Smith
Susanna2 Hinckley m. John1 Smith.
Shubael Smith m. Lydia3 Skiff.
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Remember Smith m. Samuel2 Jennings.
Ruhama Jennings m. Elisha5 Bassett.
Lot Bassett m. Deborah6 Howes.
Francis Bassett m. Mehitabel8 Ford.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References: — Pioneers of Mass., Pope, 1900; Noyes-Gilman Ancestry, 1907. N. E. H. & G. Reg., vol. 65, p. 319; vol. 75, p. 238.
HITCHINGS
11. Daniel Hitchins of England had two sons, Daniel and Joseph, whose identity is proved by the will of Samuel Hitchings, citizen, and draper of London, dated July 27, 1679. In this will Samuel mentions his wife Sarah, his son Giles and grandson Robert, “my two nephews Daniel and Joseph, sons of my brother Daniel, who are now living in New England, near Boston.”
10. Daniel1 Hitchings, born in England about 1632, son of
Daniel, married Eleanor - . He came to Lynn; was freeman,
1691. His wife died Sept. 10, 1694, and he married (2) Sarah
- . He was a member of the Lynn Co., in King Philip’s War,
1675. In 1695 and 1696 he deeded property to his only son, Daniel. He and his wife Sarah gave a deed in 1707. In an affidavit in April, 1722, he testifies he was 90 years old. Administration of his estate was granted to his son Daniel, June 4, 1731 ; he there¬ fore must have been nearly 100 years old at his death.
Children : —
Daniel, d. 1735, m. 1708, Susanna Townsend (Thomas).
Elizabeth, m. (1), - Haven, (2) John Howe.
Mary.
+ Hannah, m. 1682, John Haven (Richard1).
Sarah, d. 1766, m. William Giddings.
See Haven
Hannah2 Hitchings m. John2 Haven.
Elkanah Haven m. Abial3 Barbour.
Mehitable Haven m. Daniel3 Haven.
Asa Haven m. Eunice6 Aldis.
Polly Haven m. John Bower6 Preston.
HITCHINGS - HOLT
r45
John Bower Preston m. Clarissa7 North.
Marcus N. Preston m. Rebecca8 Tenney.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References Genealogical Gleanings in England, vol. 2, p. 985 ; Wells and Related Families, G. W. Cushing, 1903; N. E. H. & G. Register, v. 49; Colonial Wars Year Book, 1922.
HOLT
9. Nicholas1 Holt was born in Romsey, in Hants, Eng., about 1602. A tanner. Came in the James , 1635, with his wife and at least one child. He married about 1624, Elizabeth Short, who was born in England, and died at Andover, Nov. 9, 1656. He lived in Newbury, Mass., until 1645, and then removed to Andover, where he was one of the founders of the place and chuich there in 1645. A freeman, 1637. He held many positions of trust and honor.
He married (2) June 12, 1658, Hannah (Bradstreet) Rolfe, who was born about 1620, daughter of Humphrey1 Bradstreet, and widow of Daniel Rolfe (died 1654) ; she died 1665. He mar¬ ried (3) May 21, 1666, Martha - , widow of Roger1 Preston
(who had died Jan. 1666). She died Mar. 21, 1703, ae. 80. He died Jan. 30, 1685, ae. 83, at Andover.
Children : —
1. Hannah, b. Eng., d. 1728, m. 1669, Robert1 Gray.
2. Elizabeth, b. Mar. 30, 1636, d. 1683, m. 1658, Ralph1 Farnum.
3. Mary, b. Oct. 6, 1638, d. 1700, m. 1657, Thomas Johnson.
4. Samuel, b. Oct. 6, 1641, d. 1703, m. Elizabeth Preston (Samuel2),
(2) Sarah - .
+5. Henry, b. 1644, d. 1719, m. 1669, Sarah Ballard (William1).
6. Nicholas, Jr., b. 1647, d. 1715, m. 1679, Mary Russell (prob.
Robert).
7. James, b. 1651, d. 1690, m. 1675, Hannah Allen.
8. Priscilla, b. June 20, 1653, d. ae. 4 mos.
Second wife’s : —
9. Rebecca, b. Nov. 14, 1662, prob. d. y.
10. John, b. Jan. 14, 1664, d. Mar. 10, 1687, m. 1685, Sarah Geery
(Nathaniel). She m. (2) Nov. 1687, John Preston (Roger1).
8. Henry2 Holt, son of Nicholas1 and Elizabeth (Short) Holt, born in Andover, Mass., 1644, was a prominent man in the
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town, where his name was frequently on committees. He married in Andover, Feb. 24, 1669, Sarah Ballard, dau. of William1 and Grace (Berwick) Ballard, and he and his wife were received into the Andover church, June 3, 1716. In 1686, he obtained permis¬ sion to erect a mill on Ladle Brook. In 1681, his father deeded him a portion of his estate. He died in Andover, Jan. 17, 1719, ae. 75. His widow died in Andover, Nov. 25, 1733.
Children : —
1. Elizabeth, b. Dec. 29, 1669, m. 1711, Benjamin Hardin.
2. Oliver, b. Jan. 14, 1671, d. 1747, m. 1697, Hannah Russell, (2) 1716, Mary Hughes.
3. Henry, b. Jan. 24, 1673, d. 1751, m. 1700, Martha - .
4. James, b. Sept. 3, 1675, d. 1751, m. 1705, Susanna Preston (Samuel2).
-|-5. George, b. Mar. 17, 1677, d. 1748, m. (3) Mary Bixbee.
6. Sarah, b. Aug. 17, 1678, m. 1708, John Cram.
7. Josiah, b. Dec. 13, 1679, d. 1754, m. 1710, Mary Lovejoy, (2) 1726, Hepzibah Barker.
8. Dinah, b. May 23, 1681, m. 1705, David Pierce.
9. Paul, b. Feb. 7, 1684, d. 1742, m. 1712, Abigail Holt (Nicholas21).
10. William, b. Feb. 3, 1687, d. Dec. 22, 1719, unm.
11. Zerviah, b. Mar. 24, 1689, d. 1768, m. 1713, Jonathan Abbot.
12. Keturah, b. Dec. 15, 1690, d. 1781, m. 1724, Joshua Holt.
13. Humphrey, b. Sept. 22, 1693, d. 1754, m. 1716, Abigail - .
14. Benjamin, b. July 8, 1696, d. 1703.
7. George3 Holt, son of Henry2 and Sarah (Ballard) Holt, was born in Andover, Mar. 17, 1677. He married, May 10, 1698, Elizabeth Farnum ; she died Sept. 28, 1714. He married (2) Feb. 22, 1715, Priscilla Preston (daughter of Samuel2 and Susanna) ; she died Jan. 29, 1716. He married (3) June 7, 1716, Mary Bixbee, daughter of Daniel2 and Hannah (Chandler) Bixbee, who was born in Andover, Apr. 10, 1693. In 1726 he and his brother Paul removed from Andover, Mass., to Canada Parish, Windham Co., Conn., and purchased a farm, and he and his wife both died there. His will was probated June 29, 1748.
Children : —
1. Zebediah, b. Jan. 25, 1700, d. 1754, m. 1732, Sarah Flint, (2) - .
2. Elizabeth, b. 1703, d. 1703.
3. Elizabeth, b. 1706, m. 1726, Samuel Coburn.
4. Dinah, b. 1710, d. 1763, m. 1730, Nathaniel Ford.
5. George, b. Jan. 2, 1713, m. 1745, Mary Allen.
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147
Second wife’s : —
6. Elias, b. Jan. 16, 1716, d. Jan. 25, 1716.
Third wife’s : —
7. Mary, b. Mar. 14, 1717, d. prob. before her father.
8. Jonathan, b. Dec. 1718, d. 1810, m. 1738, Mary Parker.
9. Josiah, b. July 2, 1721, d. before his father.
10. Nehemiah, b. Apr. 3, 1723, d. 1799, m. 1745, Anna Farnham.
11. Priscilla, b. Sept. 4, 1725, m. 1743, Ichabod Rogers (Hope3).
-}-12. Hannah, b. Mar. 11, 1730, m. 1747, Jethro Rogers (Hope3).
13. Sarah, b. Mar. 7, 1732, d. 1761.
14. Nathaniel, b. Mar. 18, 1734,’ m. 1756, Phebe Canada.
See Rogers
Hannah4 Holt m. Jethro4 Rogers.
Abijah Rogers m. Polly Wetherbee.
Elam’5 Rogers m. Caroline8 Prentice.
Elvira Rogers m. Charles R.8 Bassett.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References Holt Family, D. S. Durrie, 1864; Bixbee Genealogy, W. G. Bixbee, 1919, Ballard Genealogy, Farlow, 1911; Transcript, Mar 18 1914.
HOPKINS
11. William1 Hopkins was born in England, and probably married there his wife Mary - . He was a resident of Strat¬
ford, Conn., in 1640; a commissioner in General Court, 1640; a magistrate in General Court, 1641-2; governor’s assistant, 1641-2.
He removed to Farmington, and probably died about 1643, as his widow had married, before 1644, (2) Richard Whitehead of Windsor. She was living a widow in 1670 with her daughter, Mary Lewis. Hugh Hopkins was probably his brother. The will of Richard Whitehead mentions wife Mary, brother-in-law Hugh Hopkins, daughter-in-law Mary Hopkins, and land belong¬ ing to Mary his wife in Knowl, Co. Warwick, Eng.
Child
TMary, d. a. 1670, m. 1644, William Lewis (William1).
See Lewis
Mary2 Hopkins m. William2 Lewis.
Samuel Lewis m. Elizabeth Orton.
Hannah Lewis m. Joseph3 Gridley.
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Lucy Gridley m. Eliakim4 Deming.
Lucy Deming m. Samuel0 North.
Linus North m. Dolly0 Woodruff.
Clarissa North m. John Bower6 Preston.
Marcus N. Preston m. Rebecca8 Tenney.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References: — Gen. Diet., Savage; Ancient Windsor, Conn., Stiles, 1892; Lewisiana, p. 70, vol. 5; p. 39, vol. 16; History of Stratford, Orcutt, 1886 ; Society Colonial Wars, 1922.
HOWELL
11. William Howell, who died 1557, in Buckingham, Eng., purchased in 1536 the old stone manor house of Westbury, in Marsh Gibbon, Buckinghamshire, which is still standing, covered with ivy. He married Maude - , and had a son John ; he mar¬
ried (2) Anne Hampton, and had a son Henry; he had other chil¬ dren by either wife: — Jacob, Rachel, Isabel, Jane, Cecil, Agnes, Anne, Joane, Alice.
10. Henry Howell, son of William and Anne, was buried July 20, 1625 ; had Edward.
9. Mr. Edward1 Howell, bapt. Marsh Gibbon, Buckingham¬ shire, Eng., July 22, 1584; married in England, Frances, who died and was buried in England, July 2, 1630. He came to Boston with his family and settled in Lynn, where he was freeman in 1639, and where he had 500 acres. In 1640, he was one of the eight original grantees of a settlement that was projected on Long Island ; he was probably the leader as the plans for the plantation and the laws that were adopted are in his writing. He was one of a company who purchased a sloop in Boston for the transfer of their families and goods. Their first selection of land was inno¬ cently made in a section claimed by the Dutch who drove them from it. They then chose land between Peaconeck and the east end of Long Island with the whole breadth from sea to sea, in 1641, and named it Southampton. In 1644, he was granted 40 acres of land to build a grist mill. He was governor’s assistant, or magistrate, 1647, for six years under the jurisdiction of Connec¬ ticut ; to the last year of his life he was a member of the Colonial
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legislature. He was one of the wealthiest and most influential men
of the town. He married (2) Eleanor - . He died in 1655.
He was not related to Richard Howell of Southold, L. I.
Children : —
1. Henry, bapt. Dec. 20, 1618, buried Aug. 29, 1619.
2. Margaret, bapt. Nov. 24, 1622, m. Rev. John Moore.
3. John, bapt. Nov. 22, 1624, d. 1696, m. Susanna - .
4. Edward, bapt Sept. 1626, d. 1699, m. Mary Fordham, (2) Mrs. Mary (Bryan) Maltby.
5. Matthew, m. Mary Halsey (Thomas1), (2) Hannah Rayner (Thurston).
6. Margery, bapt. June 1, 1628.
+7. Richard, b. 1629, d. 1709, m. Elizabeth Halsey, (2) dau. of Joseph Rayner.
Second wife’s: —
8. Arthur, bapt. 1632, d. 1683, m. 1658, Elizabeth Gardner, (2) a.
1664, Hannah - .
9. Edmund, b. a. 1635, d. 1706, m. Sarah Sayre (Thomas), (2) 1664, Sarah Judson (Joseph).
8. Richard2 Howell, born in England, 1629, son of Edward1 and Frances Howell, married Elizabeth Halsey, the daughter of Thomas1 and Phoebe Halsey of Southampton, L. I. He came with his father to Lynn, Mass., and to Southampton, L. I., where his children were born. He married (2) a daughter of Joseph Rayner. His will was dated Aug. 24, 1709, and proved Jan. 1, 1710, between which dates he died. Eight children are mentioned.
Children, order of birth not known : —
Richard, d. 1740, m. Sarah (Banthy) Dunham. fl-Ruth, m. 1686, Jonas Bower (Jonas1).
Obadiah, m. before 1700 - .
Josiah, b. 1675, d. 1752, m. Phebe Johnes, probably, (2) Mary - .
Hezekiah, b. 1677, d. 1744, m. 1702, Phebe Halsey, d. 1732 (Thomas21), (2) 1735, Susanna Sayre (Job).
Daniel, b. 1680, d. 1732, m. Mary.
Edward, b. 1684, d. 1772, m. Abigail.
Christopher, b. 1687, d. 1779, m. Johanna.
David, m. 1714, Prudence Hallock.
Edmund.
Isaac.
Sarah.
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See Bower
Ruth3 Howell m. Jonas2 Bower.
Ebenezer Bower m. Priscilla ( - ) Burrows.
Hannah Bower m. Isaac4 Preston.
John Bower Preston m. Polly5 Haven.
John Bower Preston m. Clarissa' North.
Marcus N. Preston m. Rebeccas Tenney.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References : — Thomas Halsey and his Descendants, 1895 ; History of South¬ ampton, L. I., G. R. Howell, 1887 ; Goodwin-Morgan Ancestral Lines, F. F. Starr, 1915; Society of Colonial Wars, 1922.
HOWES
10. Thomas1 Howes was born in 1590 in Norfolk, En g., and came to Lynn, Mass., in 1637. He was one of the three original grantees of Yarmouth in 1638. He lived at Nobscusset, on the north side of Cape Cod (later called Dennis). He was representa¬ tive to General Court from Yarmouth in 1652 and for six years
following. He married in England about 1630, Mary - (no
proof has been found that she was Mary Burr). She died Dec. 9, 1695, in Yarmouth. He had died in Oct. 1665, aged 75. His will, dated Sept. 26, 1665, proved Mar. 1666, mentions his wife Mary and three sons. His widow married, second, in 1668, Gov. Thomas Prence, his fourth wife.
Children : —
1. Joseph, b. Eng., a. 1630, d. 1695, m. Elizabeth Mayo (Rev. John1).
2. Capt. Thomas, d. 1676, m. 1656, Sarah Bangs (Edward1).
+3. Jeremiah, b. 1637, d. 1708, m. a. 1665, Sarah Prence (Gov. Thomas1).
Perhaps Elizabeth, d. 1717, m. 1665, Daniel Butler (Thomas1) (given by Austin, 1893).
9. Jeremiah2 Howes was born in 1637, some authorities say on the passage from England, the son of Thomas1 and Mary Howes. He lived in Yarmouth where he was a prominent and influential citizen, on many church and town committees. A free¬ man, 1663. He was appointed to secure the bodies of whales that were cast up on shore, and to receive £4 a whale. He was constable; was on the Council of War for Yarmouth in 1676;
HOWELL - HOWES
J5 1
deputy to General Court, 1679. He married Sarah Prence who was born, 1646, daughter of Gov. Thomas1 and Mary (Collier) Prence. He died Sept. 9, 1708; his wife had died Mar. 3, 1706. Both were buried in the old Howes burying ground at North Dennis, where their gravestones, in excellent condition although evidently the oldest in the cemetery, furnish the only statement of their ages. He was “aged about 71 years,” and she was “in her 60th year.” His will, dated Aug. 4, 1708, mentions eight daughters and four sons.
Children : —
1. Elizabeth, b. a. 1666, m. 1686, Jeremiah Bacon (Nathaniel1).
2. Jeremiah, d. 1705, m. a. 1693, Mary Daggett (Thomas1).
+3. Prince, b. a. 1671, d. 1753, m. 1695, Dorcas Joyce (Hosea2).
4. Ebenezer, b. 1673, d. 1727, m. 1699, Sarah Gorham (Joseph2), d. 1705, (2) 1706, Lydia Joyce (Hosea2).
5. Mary, d. 1729, m. a. 1695, Joseph Hawes (John2).
6. Thomas, d. 1700, m. 1700, Abigail Hussey (Stephen).
7. Sarah, m. Daniel Mayo.
8. Bethiah, m. 1700, Isaac Hawes (John2), d. 1731, (2) 1741, John Smith, (3) 1743, Joseph Lord.
9. Mercy, b. a. 1682, m. 1700, Samuel Sturgis (Edward21).
10. Susanna, m. 1706, Joseph Bassett.
11. Thankful, m. 1706, John Miller (John21).
12. Rebecca, d. 1725, m. 1712, Ebenezer Hallett.
8. Prince3 Howes was born in Yarmouth about 1671, son of Jeremiah2 and Sarah (Prence) Howes. He married about 1695, Dorcas Joyce who was born in Hokonum, Yarmouth, probably in Mar. 1674, the daughter of Hosea2 and Elizabeth (Chipman) Joyce. He built a house in New Boston, which was standing in 1914, on the farm which he inherited from his father, and in which he and his wife lived until their death, with their son Lot. He died, Oct. 2, 1753, aged 82 (gravestone), and his widow died, Nov. 14, 1757, aged 85 (gravestone). They are both buried in North Dennis. His will, dated Feb. 18, 1740, proved Oct. 16, 1753, names sons Prince, Jeremiah, Thomas and Lot; daughters Desire Hallett and Dorcas Matthews.
Children : —
1. Desire, b. May 22, 1696, d. 1775, m. 1719, Jonathan Hallett (Jonathan3).
2. Mary, b. Feb. 10, 1698, d. y.
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3. Prince, b. Feb. 1, 1700, m. 1735, Thankful Hedge, (2) 1739, Abigail Hallett.
4. Dorcas, b. Mar. 10, 1702, d. 1776, m. 1723, James Matthews (Benjamin2).
5. Jeremiah, b. Apr. 26, 1704, m. 1734, Maria Morton, (2) a. 1760, Hannah Churchill.
+6. Thomas, b. June 27, 1706, d. 1764, m. 1734, Hannah Sears, (2) 1741, Bethia Sears.
7. Lot, b. Sept. 24, 1708, d. 1791, m. 1743, Thankful Smith (Jona¬ than).
8. Ebenezer, d. y.
7 . Thomas4 Howes was born in Yarmouth, June 27, 1706, son of Prince3 and Dorcas Howes. He married, July 4, 1734, Hannah Sears, who was born at Yarmouth, Mar. 6, 1714, -daughter of Paul3 and Mercy (Freeman) Sears. He married, second, Oct. 15, 1741, Bethia Sears, who was born 1718, daughter of Joseph3 (Silas2, Richard1), Sears.
He seems to have held no public offices. He inherited a portion of his father’s farm and built his new house on it in 1742. He died in 1764; his widow, Bethia, died 1788.
Children : —
1. Sarah, b. June 8, 1735, m. 1756, James Matthews (James3).
+2. Thomas, b. July 17, 1737, d. 1793, m. 1760, Bathsheba Sears (John43).
Second wife’s : —
3. Ebenezer, b. Feb. 1, 1743, m. 1765, Priscilla Howes (John4).
4. Solomon, b. Aug. 18, 1744, d. 1785, m. 1773, Abigail Howes (Samuel4).
5. Hannah, b. June 12, 1748, m. 1765, Isaac Howes (Joseph4 3 2), (2) 1774, Samuel Toby.
6. Thomas5 Howes, son of Thomas4 and Hannah (Sears) Howes, was born July 17, 1737. He married, Jan. 29, 1760, Bathsheba Sears who was born, Yarmouth, Sept. 13, 1739, daughter of Deacon John4 and Deborah (Crowell) Sears. He was dismissed to the church at Ashfield, Mass., Apr. 24, 1791. He died July 16, 1793, and is buried at Ashfield in the Northwest Cemetery. His sons made trips to and from Cape Cod afoot.
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Children : —
+1. Deborah, b. Nov. 15, 1761, d. 1846, m. 1782, Lot Bassett (Elisha6).
2. Ezekiel, b. Dec. 3, 1763, d. 1833, m. 1791, Rose Vincent, (2) 1815, Bathsheba Hall (John4).
3. Mark, b. July 28, 1765, m. 1790, Abigail Gorham, (2) 1793, Susanna Alden.
4. Azuba, b. Aug. 5, 1767.
5. Joseph, b. Jan. 5, 1771.
6. Bathsheba, b. Jan. 22, 1773, m. 1797, Eli Crowell.
7. Keziah, b. Jan. 2, 1775, m. 1802, Eleazer Hyde.
8. Tamsen, b. Mar. 18, 1779, m. 1800, Elijah Marsh.
9. Sarah, b. Aug. 28, 1781.
10. Sylvanus, b. Jan. 16, 1785.
See Bassett
Deborah6 Howes m. Lot6 Bassett.
Francis Bassett m. Mehitabel8 Ford.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.s Preston.
References: — Thomas Howes of Yarmouth, Mass., Jas. W. Hawes, 1917; N. E. H. & G. Reg., v. 59, p. 217 ; Descendants of Jeremiah Howes. Thos. Prince Howes, 1914; Howes Genealogy, Joshua Crowell Howes, 1892; Sears Genealogy, S. P. May, 1890; Society Colonial Wars, 1922.
HOWLAND
11. Arthur1 Howland, born in England, brother of John1, came with his brother Henry to Plymouth on the second trip of the Mayflower. In 1647 he bought 300 acres of land at Marsh¬ field for £21 in cash, the balance in “corne and cattle” — the ordin¬ ary pay of the times. He lived and died on this estate. A man of firmness and uprightness, he early accepted the Quaker faith, and during their persecutions his house was their headquarters. The descendants of Arthur and Henry were Quakers, but none of John’s. No religious society has more Howland members than the “Friends.”
He married widow Margaret ( - ) Reed who died June 16,
1683. He had died and was buried at Marshfield, Nov. 30, 1675. Their names are on a monument in the graveyard on the Daniel Webster estate at Marshfield. He mentions his daughter Martha Damon in his will of Mar. 14, 1675. In 1669 he was fined for not paying the “rate to the minnestry.”
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Children : —
Deborah, m. 1648, John Smith, Jr., of Plymouth.
Mary, m. 1653, Timothy Williamson, (2) 1679, Robert Sanford. -(-Martha, b. 1639, d. 1732, m. 1659, John1 Damon, (2) 1680, Peter Bacon.
Elizabeth, m. John Low.
Arthur, m. 1667, Elizabeth Prence (Gov. Thomas1).
See Damon
Martha2 Howland m. John1 Damon.
Silence Damon m. Samuel2 Tower.
Silence Tower m. William3 Sprague.
Joshua Sprague m. Elizabeth Keen.
Silence Sprague m. Barnabas5 Reed.
Sarah Reed m. John7 Ford.
Francis7 Bassett m. Mehitable8 Ford.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.s Preston.
References Howland Family by Franklyn Howland, 1885; Colonial Families of the U. S., Rhoades, vol. 7, 1920; 160 Allied Families, Austin, 1893 ; Society Col. Wars, 1922.
11. John1 Howland was born in Essex, Eng., in 1592, a brother of Humphrey Howland who was a citizen and draper of London. Humphrey's will, which was proved July 10, 1646, by his wife Anne, mentions his brothers Arthur, John and Henry, his sister Margaret Phillips, nephew Simon Howland, and sister Hannah Howland. The brothers Arthur, John and Henry were in Scrooby, Eng., in 1608 ; were a year in Amsterdam, and then in Leyden until they migrated to New England. The brother Henry died in 1671 ; he married Mary Newland.
John Howland came in the Mayflower , 1620, to Plymouth. During the passage he was thrown overboard by a heavy sea, but held onto the halliards and was rescued with a boat hook. He was in the “First Encounter” with the Indians at Great Meadow Creek, three days before the landing of the Pilgrims. He was the thirteenth of the forty-one signers of the Mayflower compact. In 1627 he was one of the eight undertakers who assumed the debts and management of the colony.
He married in 1622, Elizabeth Tilley, who was born about 1607, the daughter of John Tilley, with whom she came on the May¬ flower. John Howland was governor’s assistant, 1633-35 ; in
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command of Kennebec Trading Post, 1634; deputy to General Court, 1641, and later. His tax in 1633 was 18s, the same as that of Myles Standish. It was written of him “He was a godly man and an ancient professor in the ways of Christ.”
He died Feb. 23, 1673, and was buried at Plymouth. His will, dated May 29, 1672, names his wife Elizabeth, executrix; sons John, Jabez, Joseph and “youngest son Isaac,” daughters Desire Gorham, Hope Chipman, Elizabeth Dickarson, Lydia Brown, Hannah Bosworth and Ruth Cushman. His widow spent her widowhood at the home of her daughter Lydia Brown, and died at Swanzey, May 12, 1687.
Children : —
Desire, b. 1625, d. 1683, m. 1643, John Gorham (Ralph1).
John, b. Feb. 24, 1627, d. 1689, m. 1651, Mary Lee (Robert1).
Jabez, b. 1628, d. 1712, m. Bethiah Thacher (Anthony1).
+Hope, b. Aug. 30, 1629, d. 1683, m. 1646, John1 Chipman (Thomas).
Elizabeth, m. 1649, Ephraim Hicks (Robert1), (2) 1651, John Dickar¬ son.
Lydia, m. James Brown (John1).
Hannah, m. 1661, Jonathan Bosworth (Jonathan2).
Joseph, d. 1704, m. 1664, Elizabeth Southworth (Thomas1).
Ruth, d. bef. 1679, m. 1664, Thomas Cushman (Thomas1).
Isaac, b. Nov. 15, 1649, d. 1724, m. Elizabeth Vaughn (George).
See Chipman
Hope2 Howland m. John1 Chipman.
Elizabeth Chipman m. Hosea2 Joyce.
Dorcas Joyce m. Prince3 Howes.
Thomas Howes m. Hannah4 S'ears.
Thomas Howes m. Bathsheba5 Sears.
Deborah Howes m. Lot6 Bassett.
Francis7 Bassett m. Mehitable8 Ford.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
HYDE
10. Richard1 Hyde was in Salem, Mass., 1642, where he was a carpenter. His children were baptized there. He deposed in 1674 that he was about 60 years old, which would show he was born about 1614. In his will, dated 1687, he mentions Richard
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“Eauger” among other Eauger grandchildren. He also mentions “loving brother Francis Collins of Salem, and sister-in-law Mrs. Mary Woodbury.”
Children : —
Isaac, bapt. July 17, 1642, d. 1680, m. 1665, Susanna Baxter (Daniel1). -{-Rebecca, bapt. Mar. 31, 1644, m. 1661, Jonathan Agur (William1). Ephraim, bapt. Apr. 12, 1646.
Mary, bapt. Jan. 12, 1648, d. a. 1670, m. 1665, Edward Bush.
Hannah, bapt. Apr. 17, 1650, m. 1668, Arthur Gray.
Richard, bapt. June 6, 1652.
Christian, bapt. July 20, 1654 (a daughter).
See Augur
Rebecca2 Hyde m. Jonathan2 Agur.
Richard Agur m. Abigail3 Nash.
Richard Agur m. Susanna2 Colson.
Lydia Agur m. John6 Ford.
John Ford m. Sally6 Reed.
Mehitable Ford m. Francis7 Bassett,
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References: — Perky's History of Salem, Mass., 1926, vol. II, p. 382; Pope’s Pioneers of Mass., 1900.
IBROOK
11. Richard1 Ibrook was born in England and came, probably from Hingham, Norfolk Co., in 1635, with his wife and three daughters to Hingham, Mass., where he was a proprietor. He had four acres granted him at Broad Cove, 1635. He lived part of the time at Charlestown. During King Philip’s War, 1675, many took refuge in his house which was fortified to resist Indian attacks. In 1647 an island in the harbor was granted to him. His wife’s surname was Clark ; she survived him and died Apr. 4, 1664. He died Nov. 14, 1651.
Children, all born in England : —
A dau., m. in Eng., William Cochran.
A dau., m. in Eng., William Cockerell.
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Ellen, m. 1638, Joshua Hobart (Edmund1).
-|-Margaret, b. 1617, d. 1700, m. 1639, John1 Tower.
Rebecca, b. 1621, d. 1693, m. 1646, Rev. Peter Hobart (Edmund1).
See Tower
Margaret2 Ibrook m. John1 Tower.
Samuel Tower m„ Silence2 Damon.
Silence Tower m. William3 Sprague.
Joshua Sprague m. Elizabeth Keen.
Silence Sprague m, Barnabas5 Reed.
Sarah Reed m. John7 Ford.
Mehitabel Ford m.‘ Francis7 Bassett.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References : — Whipple-Hill Families, J. W. Hill, 1897 ; Tower Genealogy, Charlemagne Tower, 1891.
INDENDEN
12. John Indenden (or Iddenden) of Cranbrook, Co. Kent, Eng., a tailor, married at Hawkhurst, Sept. 26, 1569, Christian Mercer. He died Mar. 1587. His will, dated Mar. 15, and probated Mar. 27, 1587, mentions his wife Christian and each of his eight children. His widow Christian died of the plague in Aug. 1597. Her will, proved Apr. 15, 1598, mentions her daughters Susan, Marie, Rebecca, Elizabeth, Katherine and Judith.
Children : —
Susan, bapt. Sept. 25, 1570.
Sarah, bapt. Jan. 27, 1572, m. George Iddenden.
-j-Mary, m. 1598, Thomas Soole.
Rebecca, bapt. Dec. 1575.
Elizabeth, bapt. Mar. 3, 1577, m. 1597, William Pittocke.
Katherine, bapt. Feb. 23, 1578, m. 1600, Stephen Hosmer.
Judith, d. of plague, Aug. 16, 1597.
John, bapt. Jan. 28, 1587.
See Soole (Soule)
Mary Indenden m. Thomas Soole.
Sarah Soole m. Samuel1 Hinckley.
Susanna Hinckley m. Rev. John1 Smith.
Shubael Smith m. Lydia3 Skiff.
BASSETT- PRESTON ANCESTRY
Remember Smith m. Samuel2 Jennings.
Ruhama Jennings m. Elisha5 Bassett.
Lot Bassett m. Deborah6 Howes.
Francis Bassett m. Mehitabel8 Ford.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References Soule History, G. E. Ridlon, 1926; N. E. H. & G. Reg., vol. 67, p. 43 ; vol. 68, p. 187.
INGERSOLL
12. Richard1 Ingersoll, born 1600 in England, came from Sands, Bedfordshire, Eng., with his wife, two sons and four daughters in the Talbot , 1629, to Salem, Mass. He came with his brother John [who was born 161a, m. 1651, Dorothy Lord. (2) Abigail Bascomb, (3) Mary Hunt (John)], and with Mr. Higginson, first minister of the first church at Salem. He was granted two acres for a house in 1635; in 1636 was granted 80 acres for a farm; in 163/ he established a ferry at North River which he kept.
He married, Oct. 20, 1616, Sands, Eng., his second or perhaps third wife, Ann (or Agnes) Langley, who was the mother of his children. His will, dated July 21, 1644, was probated Jan. 2, 1645, between which dates he died in Salem. It mentions his wife Ann, his sons George, Nathaniel and John, his sons-in-law Richard Pettingill and William Haines, and daughters Alice Walcott and Bathsheba. His farm of 50 acres was inventoried at £ 7 and a pair of oxen at £14. His widow married (2) John Knight, Sr. (whose first wife, Elizabeth, had died Mar. 1645; he died May, 1670). She died July 30, 1677.
A recipe found among his papers: — “A metson to make a mans hear groe when he is bald: Take some fier flies and sum Redd worms and sum black snayles and sum hune bees and dri them and pound them to powder.” In 1636 it was “agreed that Richard Inkersall shall have one penny for every p’son hee doth ferry over the North River.”
Children : —
1. George, b. Eng. a. 1618, d. 1694, m. a. 1642, Elizabeth - .
2. Alice, b. Eng., m. Josiah Walcott.
3. John, b. Eng. a. 1623, d. 1683, m. 1643, Judith Felton (John).
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-)-4. Joanna, b. Eng. a. 1625, d. a. 1693, m. 1643, Richard1 Pettingill.
5. Sarah, b. Eng., d. 1719, m. 1644, William Haines, (2) 1682, Joseph Houlton.
6. Bathsheba, b. Eng., d. 1705, m. 1647, John Knight, Jr. (John1).
7. Nathaniel, b. Salem, 1632, d. 1719, m. Hannah Collins.
See Pettingill
Joanna2 Ingersoll m. Richard1 Pettingill.
Mary Pettingill m. Abraham2 Adams.
Abraham Adams m. Anne Longfellow.
Anne Adams m. Robert3 Stewart.
Sarah Stewart m. Samuel4 Chase.
Anne Chase m. William5 Bailey.
Rebecca Bailey m. Silas6 Tenney.
William Tenney m. Emeline3 Murray.
Rebecca B. Tenney m. Marcus N.7 Preston.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References: — Ingersolls of New Hampshire, John Ingersoll, 1893; Ingersoll Family, L. D. Avery, 1924; Richard Ingersoll and Descendants, A. W. Greeley, 1909.
JACKSON
12. Christopher Jackson, a merchant tailor of Mile End, London, Eng., married Oct. 1602, Susan Johnson, who was
baptized Mar. 1579. He married a second time, - . He had
five sons and ten daughters, of whom his sons John (1602-1674) and Edward came to America. He died Dec. 1633.
11. Edward1 Jackson was baptized, Feb. 3, 1604, at St. Dunstan’s, Stepney, Whitechapel Parish, London, the son of Christopher and Susan (Johnson) Jackson. He came to Cam¬ bridge Village (Newton), about 1642; a freeman, 1645; a nail- maker ; a proprietor of Cambridge. He bought a farm of 500 acres for £140, the original price of which in 1638, with buildings, was six cows. He had a good education and was prominent in the town and colony ; his name often appears on the most impor¬ tant committees. He was probably the first slave owner in New¬ ton. He gave 400 acres of land in Billerica to Harvard College. He left an estate of 1,600 acres, and two slaves, value £5 each. Deputy from Cambridge, 1647, and for 16 years.
He married in London, Eng., Frances - , who died Oct. 5,
1648, at Cambridge. He married, second, Mar. 14, 1649, Mrs.
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Elizabeth (Newgate) Oliver, dau. of John Newgate, and widow of Rev. John Oliver. She was born, 1617, and died Sept. 30, 1709. He died in Newton, July 17, 1681. His gravestone of slate is still standing in the first graveyard of Newton, in Centre St. His will reads, “I do give to my grandchildren and great grandchildren, to the number of 36, 10 shillings apiece with which to buy them bibles.” Repairs on his gravestone in 1825 made his death date June. It should be July as given in Inventory of his estate.
Here Lyes Ye Body of Edward Jackson Aged 79 Years & 5 Mons Decd June Ye 17 1681
Children : —
Israel, bapt. Mar. 1631, d. inf.
Hannah, b. 1631, d. 1704, m. a. 1650, John Ward (William1).
Margaret, bapt. Jan. 1, 1633, prob. d. Eng.
-j-Rebecca, b. 1633, m. Thomas Prentice (Robert1).
Caleb, bapt. Oct. 10, 1638, prob. d. Eng.
Joseph, bapt. Sept. 13, 1639, prob. d. Eng.
Jonathan, b. 1641, d. 1693, m. 1668, Elizabeth Baker (Thomas1), (2) Mary - .
+Seaborn, b. 1642, d. 1690, m. 1671, Sarah Baker (Thomas1).
Second wife’s, all born Newton : —
Sarah, b. Jan. 5, 1650, m. 1677, Rev. Nehemiah Hobart.
Edward, b. Dec. 15, 1652, d. 1727, m. Grace - , (2) Abigail - .
Lydia, b. 1656, d. 1726, m. 1679, Joseph Fuller (John).
Elizabeth, b. Apr. 28, 1658, d. 1741, m. 1677, John Prentice (Thomas, “The Trooper”), (2) Jonas Bond.
Ruth, b. Jan. 15, 1664, d. 1692, unm.
See Prentice
Rebecca2 Jackson m. Thomas2 Prentice.
Thomas Prentice m. Elizabeth - .
John Prentice m. Elizabeth - .
Samuel Prentice m. Phoebe (Rist) Draper.
James8 Prentice m. Sarah4 (Draper) Whiting.
Nahum Prentice m. Nancy6 Whipple.
Caroline Prentice m. Elam6 Rogers.
Elvira Rogers m. Charles R.8 Bassett.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
11. Seaborn2 (Sebus) Jackson, son of Edward1 and his first wife, Frances Jackson, was born according to a family tradition,
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on the passage to America, in 1642. He lived in Newton, Mass. On Dec. 8, 1691, that part of Cambridge village which was on the south side of the Charles River and had been set off from Cam¬ bridge, was given the name Newtown. He married, Apr. 19, 1671, Sarah Baker, born in Roxbury, Apr. 24, 1650, daughter of Thomas1 and Elizabeth Baker. She died Apr. 20, 1725. He served in Capt. Poole’s Co., King Philip’s War, 1675, and for his services his heirs received a grant of land in Narragansett. He died in Newton, Dec. 6, 1690, and is probably buried there. A monument in the West Roxbury burying ground bears the inscrip¬ tion, “Here lyes ye body of Mrs. Sarah Jackson, widow to Mr. Sebes Jackson, aged 75 years. Dec’d April ye 20, 1725.”
1. Edward, b. Sept. 12, 1672, d. 1748, m. Mary Thayer (1665-1743) or a. 1694, Mary Newton (Roger).
* 2. Sebus, b. Mar. 12, 1674, d. y.
3. John, b. Jan. 2, 1676, d. inf.
+4. Sarah, b. Nov. 8, 1680, m. Jonathan Draper (James1).
5. Elizabeth, b. Mar. 2, 1683, m. Caleb Grant, (2) 1714, John Taylor.
6. John, b. Mar. 15, 1685, m. Mary Curtis, (2) 1712, Mary Bettis.
7. Jonathan, b. Dec. 10, 1686, was lost at sea, 1714.
8. Mary, b. Dec. 26, 1687, m. 1714, Timothy Whiting.
9. Joseph, b. Mar. 6, 1690, d. 1768, m. 1717, Patience Hyde (Ensign; Samuel ) .
See Draper
Sarah3 Jackson m. Jonathan2 Draper.
Moses Draper m. Mary5 (Aldis) Allen.
James8 Prentice m. Sarah4 (Draper) Whiting.
Nahum Prentice m. Nancy6 Whipple.
Caroline Prentice m. Elam6 Rogers.
Elvira Rogers m. Charles R.8 Bassett.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References. Family of Hoar and Jackson, 1898; Jackson’s History of Newton, 1854; Colonial Wars, 1922; The Warren, Jackson, and Allied Families, Davis, 1903 ; N. E. H. & G. Reg., v. 66, p. 84.
JENNINGS
8. John1 Jennings came from England to Sandwich, Mass., about 1667, and was freeman there in 1702. He was probably a friend of the Quakers, and perhaps a member. He was a mariner
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and a cordwainer; constable, 1690. He married, June 29, 1667,
Susanna - , and later married, second, Ruhama - . He died
in Sandwich, June 8, 1/22, at “an advanced age.
Children : —
1. Remember, b. Sept. 17, 1668, m. 1686, Joseph Buck, his 2d wife, (2) 1698, John Goodspeed (John2).
2. Anne, b. July 17, 1670.
3. John, b. Mar. 12, 1673, d. 1708.
Second wife’s : —
4. Isaac, b. July 3, 1677, m. 1700, Rose Goodspeed (John2), d. 1721,
(2) Hannah - .
5. Elizabeth, b. Apr. 4, 1680, d. 1682.
+6. Samuel, b. Feb. 28, 1685, d. 1764, m. 1713, Remember Smith (Shubael2).
7. Samuel2 Jennings was born in Sandwich, Feb. 28, 1685, the son of John and Ruhama Jennings. A family tradition says he was mutilated by a shark in the West Indies while swimming to escape from a man-of-war in which he had been impressed into service, losing a hand and foot. Baylies says, Samuel at 19 years of age went to England to recover the estate of his deceased brother John, a sea captain, and was impressed into service. Because of this accident he probably devoted himself to acquiring a superior education, as he was a schoolmaster in Sandwich in 1710, when he was voted a salary of “£20, and his diet, he to board round.” It was also voted “Those who send shall pay addi¬ tional and board.” He was town treasurer, 1719-51 ; town clerk, 1721-51; representative, 1714, 1717 and 1721; surveyor, and a trader. He became possessed of a large estate. He mar¬ ried, Jan. 20, 1713, Remember Smith, who was born about 1690, daughter of Shubael2 and Lydia (Skiff) Smith. She died Jan. 25,
1718, and he married, second, Deborah - , who died Feb. 10,
1753. He died and was buried in the old burying ground at Sandwich,' where their gravestones read, “Here lyes ye body of Remember Jennings, dec’d Jan. 25, 1717-18 aged about 28 years. ’ “In memory of Samuel Jennings, Esq. who having served God and his generation in several important trusts, deceased May 13, 1764 in his 80th year.”
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Children : —
1. Lydia, b. Feb. 6, 1714, d. 1739, m. 1733, Nathan Bourne.
+2. Ruhama, b. May 1, 1716, d. 1797, m. 1739, Elisha5 Bassett (Wil¬ liam4321).
Second wife’s: —
3. Samuel, b. Sept. 9, 1727.
4. Esther, b. Apr. 29, 1731, m. 1759, Jabez Tupper.
5. John, b. Sept. 3, 1734.
See Bassett
Ruhama3 Jennings m. Elisha5 Bassett.
Lot Bassett m. Deborah6 Howes.
Francis Bassett m. Mehitable8 Ford.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References: — New England Families, 1916; History of Cape Cod, Freeman, vol. 2, p. 88, 1860.
JOHNSON
11. John1 Johnson and two brothers, Robert1 and Thomas1, came from England about 1638, and were in New Haven, Conn., in 1641. Robert1 married first, - , second, Adeline, and prob¬
ably died before 1662 as Adeline married in that year her second husband, Robert Hill. Thomas1 was drowned in New Haven, 1640, leaving four sons. John1 bought land in Rowley, Mass., and was living there in 1650. He married Susan - .
Children : —
-f-John, d. 1686, m. 1655, Hannah Crosby.
Elizabeth.
Thomas.
10. Capt. John2 Johnson was probably born in England in 1630, son of John and Susan. He married, Dec. 6, 1655, Hannah Crosby, who was bapt. Oct. 3, 1634, at Holme on Spalding Moor, in York Co., Eng., daughter of Robert and Constance (Brigham) Crosby. She came to Rowley with her sisters Jane and Mary and their widowed mother, about 1644. He was in King Philip’s War.
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John died in Rowley, Jan. 29, 1686; his widow died in 1717, “aged 83 years” (gravestone).
Children : —
1. Hannah, b. Dec. 20, 1656.
2. John, b. 1665, d. 1666.
3. John, b. 1668, d. 1670.
4. Samuel, b. July 9, 1671.
+5. Elizabeth. I think she was probably the Elizabeth Johnson who was born in Rowley a. 1677, and m. there 1698, Ebenezer2 Stewart. She named children for her father, Robert, and sisters, Jane and Mary,— names that were not in the Stewart family.
See Stewart
Elizabeth3 Johnson m. Ebenezer2 Stewart.
Robert Stewart m. Anne3 Adams.
Sarah Stewart m. Samuel4 Chase.
Anne Chase m. William5 Bailey.
Rebecca Bailey m. Silas6 Tenney.
William Tenney m. Emeline3 Murray.
Rebecca Bailey Tenney m. Marcus N.7 Preston.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References : — N. E. H. & G. Register, v. 56, pp. 132 and 297 ; Simon Crosby, the Emigrant, Eleanor D. Crosby, 1914; Society Colonial Wars, 1922.
JOYCE
10. John1 Joyce of Lynn, Mass., removed to Sandwich, 1637, and to Yarmouth, 1643. He married Dorothy Cochet who died Jan. 12, 1680. Dorothy Joyce, wife of John Joyce of New Eng¬ land, 1657, was sister of Robert Cochet, N. E. Reg., Vol. 53, p. 301. His will, dated Nov. 20, 1666, mentioned wife Dorothy, only son, Hosea, two daughters, Mary and Dorcas. Nathaniel Bassett (William1) married, 1672, a daughter of John Joyce, and she died 1679. He was constable, 1646, and died at Yarmouth, Dec. 21, 1666.
Children : —
+1. Hosea, m. Martha - , (2) Elizabeth Chipman.
2. Abigail, bapt. Yarmouth, June 1, 1646.
3. Mary, perhaps she who m. Nathaniel2 Bassett.
4. Dorcas, perhaps she who m. Nathaniel2 Bassett.
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I65
9. Hosea2 Joyce, the only son of John1 and Dorothy Joyce, was a man of influence and means in Yarmouth. He married Martha - , who died Apr. 3, 1670, leaving one child. He mar¬
ried his second wife, Elizabeth Chipman, who was born, Plymouth, June 24, 1647, daughter of John1 and Hope (Howland) Chipman. Their death dates are not known.
Child of first wife: —
John, m. Esther - , she m. (2) 1719, John Drake.
Children of second wife : —
-f-Dorcas, b. 1674, d. 1759, m. 1695, Prince3 Howes (Jeremiah2).
Samuel, b. June 1, 1676.
Thomas b. June 3, 1678, perhaps, he who m. 1710, Elizabeth Bent. Mary, b. Sept. 10, 1680, m. 1709, James Gorham (James3).
Hosea, prob. d. y.
Martha, m. - Godfrey.
Lydia, m. 1706, Ebenezer Howes (Jeremiah2).
Dorothy, m. 1717, John1 Oates.
Mehitable.
See Howes
Dorcas3 Joyce m. Prince2 Howes.
Thomas Howes m. Hannah4 Sears.
Thomas Howes m. Bathsheba5 Sears.
Deborah Howes m. Lot6 Bassett.
Francis Bassett m. Mehitabel8 Ford.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References: — Savage Genealogical Dictionary; Pope’s Pioneers, 1900.
JUDD
11 and 10. Thomas1 Judd was born in England about 1608, and married there. He came to Cambridge, Mass., 1633 ; removed to Hartford, Conn., 1636, where he was an original proprietor; freeman, May 25, 1636. In 1645, he removed to Farmington and was one of the 84 original proprietors, and he and five of his sons owned large tracts. He was deputy from Farmington to the General Court of Connecticut, 1647, and often later to 1679. He was one of the twenty-seven founders of the Farmington Church, 1652, and one of its deacons for over twenty
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years; a farmer and influential man. His wife, name unknown, died in Farmington about 1678, and he removed to Northampton, Mass., where Dec. 2, 1679, he married Clemence, widow of Thomas Mason. He died there Nov. 12, 1688. His widow died Nov. 22, 1696.
Children : —
1. William, b. 1633, d. 1690, m. 1658, Mary Steele (John1).
2. Elizabeth, b. a. 1635, living 1716, m. 1653, Samuel Loomis (Joseph1).
3. Thomas, b. 1638, d. 1703, m. 1658, Sarah Steele (John1).
+4. John, b. Mar. 1640, d. 1715, m. Mary Hawkins (Anthony1).
5. Benjamin, b. Mar. 1642, d. 1689, m. 1667, Mary Lewis (William21).
6. Mary, b. Feb. 1644, d. 1684, m. 1663, Thomas Loomis (Joseph1), his 2d wife.
-f-7. Ruth, bapt. Feb. 7, 1646, m. John Steele (John2).
8. Philip, bapt. Sept. 2, 1649, d. 1689, m. 1680, Hannah Loomis (Thomas2).
9. Samuel, b. Dec. 1651, d. 1721, m. 1681, Maria Strong (Thomas).
See Steele
Ruth2 Judd m. John3 Steele.
Mary Steele m. Joseph3 Bird.
Mary Bird m. Joseph Hart.
Ambrose Hart m. Martha3 Tuller.
Martha Hart m. Lot Woodruff.
Dolly Woodruff m. Linus6 North.
Clarissa North m. John Bower6 Preston.
Marcus North Preston m. Rebecca B.8 Tenney.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
10 and 9. John2 Judd, son of Thomas1, was born in Hartford, Conn., Mar. 1640. He married Mary Hawkins, who was born in Windsor, Conn., July 16, 1644, the daughter of Anthony1 Hawkins. He was freeman, 1664; ensign, and after 1696, lieutenant, Farmington Train Band; deputy from Farmington many times from 1692 to 1710; a proprietor there. He died in Farmington, 1715. He was mentioned in the will of his father- in-law, Anthony Hawkins, in 1674.
Children : —
+1. Elizabeth, b. 1670, d. 1743, m. 1689, Thomas Hart (Stephen21).
2. Joseph, b. 1672, d. 1757, m. 1706, Hannah Bidwell (John), (2) 1713, Sarah Winchel.
3. Anthony, d. a. 1751, m. 1707, Susanna Woodford (Joseph1), (2) Mary Seymour (Samuel3).
4. Ruth, d. after 1751, m. a. 1704, Matthew Clark.
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-j-5. Mary, bapt. Mar. 16, 1681, m. Samuel Woodruff (Matthew21).
6. John, bapt. Aug. 3, 1684, d. inf.
7. John. bapt. June 20, 1686, d. inf.
See Hart and Woodruff
Elizabeth3 Judd m. Thomas3 Hart.
Joseph Hart m. Mary4 Bird.
Ambrose Hart m. Martha3 Tuller.
Martha Hart m. Lot5 Woodruff.
Dolly Woodruff m. Linus8 North.
Clarissa North m. John Bower6 Preston.
Marcus North Preston m. Rebecca B.8 Tenney.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
Also
Mary3 Judd m. Samuel3 Woodruff.
Samuel Woodruff m. Elizabeth4 Norton.
Lot Woodruff m. Martha6 Hart.
Dolly Woodruff m. Linus6 North.
Clarissa North m. John Bower6 Preston.
Marcus North Preston m. Rebecca B.8 Tenney.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References: — Thomas Judd and his Descendants, Sylvester Judd, 1856; Philip Judd and his Descendants, McDowell, 1923; Society Colonial Wars, 1922.
KIMBALL
10. Richard1 Kimball, born in the parish of Rattlesden, Co. of Suffolk, Eng., about 1596, married Ursula Scott, who was bapt. in Rattlesden, Feb. 14, 1597, the daughter of Henry and Martha (Whotlocke) Skott. He came, aged 39, with his wife and six children, in the Elizabeth, 1634, and settled at Watertown, Mass., where he was freeman, May, 1635. In 1638 he removed to Ipswich, having been offered a house lot and other privileges to settle there, and be the town wheelwright, and he remained there until his death, June 22, 1675. He married his second wife, Oct. 23, 1661, Margaret Cole, the widow of Llenry Dow of Hampton, N. H. ; she died Mar. 1676. Henry Kimball, probably a brother of Richard, came over with him (age 44, with his wife Susanna Stone, widow of Richard Cutting, whom he had married in 1628; he died 1648). Richard’s will of Mar. 5, 1675, proved Sept. 8, 1675, names all his sons and daughters except Martha. It has not been proved that Richard1 was the son of Richard and
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Elizabeth Kimball of Lawford, Co. Essex, Eng., and grandson of Henry and Syssley (Cicelia) Kimball of Hitcham, Co. Suffolk, Eng.
Children : —
1. Abigail, d. 1658, m. in Eng., 1635, John1 Severans.
2. Henry, bapt. Aug. 12, 1615, d. 1676, m. a. 1640, Mary Wyatt (John1), d. 1672, (2) 1672, Elizabeth (Gilbert) Raynor.
3. Elizabeth, b. 1621, d. 1676, unm. prob.
4. Richard, b. 1623, d. 1676, m. Mary - , d. 1672, (2) Mary Gott.
5. Mary, b. 1625, m. 1682, Robert Dutch.
6. Martha, b. 1629, m. Joseph Fowler (Philip1).
7. John, b. 1631, d. 1698, m. 1665, Mary Bradstreet (Humphrey). -)-8. Thomas, b. 1633, d. 1676, m. Mary Smith (Thomas1).
9. Sarah b. 1635, d. 1690, m. 1658, Edward Allen.
10. Benjamin, b. 1636, d. 1695, m. 1661, Mercy Haseltine (Robert1).
11. Caleb, b. 1639, d. 1682, m. 1660, Ann Haseltine (Robert1).
9. Thomas2 Kimball, born in Rattlesden, Co. Suffolk, Eng., in 1633, married Mary Smith, daughter of Thomas1 and Joanna Smith. He came in 1634, with his father, and lived in Ipswich; a mechanic; he owned a mill at Hampton, N. H., in 1653. In 1660, he removed to Rowley, where he was constable, 1668. Until his death he always held some town office, being often selectman. He was killed by Indians, May 3, 1676, at Bradford, and his wife and five children were carried forty miles into the wilderness and were held there until June 13th, when they were returned. He followed the trade of his father, a wheelwright.
In Nov. 1680 (or 1686), Thomas1 Smith of Ipswich, 1639, and his wife, Joanna, came to Bradford to live with their widowed daughter, Mary Kimball ; as mention is made of Thomas alone the following year, Joanna had probably died.
Children : —
Elizabeth, b. Hampton, N. H., Dec. 5, 1658, d. ae. 3 wks.
Joanna, d. 1690, m. a. 1680, Joshua Morse (Anthony1).
Richard, b. 1660, d. 1733, m. 1682, Sarah Spofford (John1), (2) 1714, Mehitabel (Day) Kimball.
Hannah, b. 1661, d. bef. 1699.
Joseph, b. 1662, d. bef. 1699.
Mary, b. 1663, m. 1683, Thomas Reddington.
-f-Thomas, b. 1665, d. 1732, m. 1686, Deborah Pemberton.
Ebenezer, b. 1668.
Priscilla, b. Apr. 15, 1673, m. John Ames.
John, b. 1675, was living 1702.
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8. Thomas3 Kimball, born in Rowley, Mass., in 1665, son of Thomas2 and Mary Kimball, married in Malden, Dec. 22, 1686, Deborah Pemberton, who was born 1668, the daughter of John and Deborah Pemberton. He lived in Bradford, the part that is now Groveland, and his children were all born there. His wife died Dec. 22, 1726, and he married a second wife, 1729, Grace Hall, widow of John Currier of Haverhill, and daughter of Christopher Hall. He died in Bradford, June 30, 1732.
Children : —
1. Thomas, b. Oct. 14, 1687, d. 1748, m. a. 1710, Elizabeth Chadwick.
2. Jonathan, b. Feb. 21, 1689, d. bef. 1732, unm.
3. Dorothy, b. Sept. 13, 1690, m. 1711, Daniel Poor.
4. John, b. Nov. 16, 1692, d. 1748, m. 1717, Margaret Hutchins.
5. Mary, b. Feb. 25, 1694, m. 1713, Samuel Webster (Nathan2).
6. Deborah, b. Apr. 13, 1695, d. 1758, m. 1719, Samuel Poor.
7. Ebenezer, b. July 8, 1697, d. 1751, m. 1719, Hannah Perley (John), d. 1731, (2) 1732, Mrs. Martha Hopkinson.
8. Ephraim, b. Apr. 29, 1699, d. 1743, m. 1721, Anna Tenney (Samuel3), d. 1726, (2) 1726, Mary Wittier, d. 1740, (3) 1741, Sarah Mulliken.
9. Abigail, b. Apr. 12, 1702, d. a. 1732, m. 1722, Samuel Kimball (David).
10. Priscilla, b. June 14, 1703, m. 1728, Ebenezer Gage.
+11. Sarah, b. Jan. 2, 1706, d. 1732, m. Daniel Tenney (Samuel3).
12. Hannah, b, Sept. 17, 1707, d. 1727.
See Tenney
Sarah4 Kimball m. Daniel4 Tenney.
Thomas Tenney m. Hannah5 Stickney.
Silas Tenney m. Rebecca6 Bailey.
William Tenney m. Emeline3 Murray.
Rebecca B. Tenney m. Marcus N.7 Preston.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.0 Bassett.
References : — History of the Kimball Family, Morrison and Sharpies, 1897 ; Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Hoyt, 1916.
LANE
11. William1 Lane was born in Norfolk Co., Eng., and came to this country, probably a widower, with two adult sons and four daughters, to Dorchester in 1635, where he was a freeman, 163 — . He married, second, before 1637, Agnes Farnsworth. There is
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no mention of his wife in his will which was dated Feb. 28, 1650-1, and proved July 6, 1654. It names two sons and four daughters, and sons-in-law Thomas Rider, Thomas Lincoln and Nathaniel Baker. He was one of seventy-one men of Dorchester who gave their land, in 1641, on Thompson's Island for a free school, which was the first public school in the country to be supported by taxa¬ tion. He died 1654, in Dorchester, at an “advanced age.” Jan 2, 1637, “It is ordered Good : Lane shall have one acre towards the harbor.”
Children, all born in England: —
Mary, m. and wid. in Eng., John Long, (2) after 1650, Joseph1 Farnsworth, d. 1659, (3) John Wilcox, Jr.
-j- Andrew, d. 1675, m. Trypheny - .
-j-George, b. a. 1612, d. 1689, m. a. 1636, Sarah Harris (Walter1).
Avis or Annis, d. 1683, m. 1630, Thomas1 Lincoln.
Sarah, b. a. 1617, d. 1695, m. Nathaniel1 Baker.
Elizabeth, m. a. 1648, Thomas1 Rider.
10. Andrew2 Lane was born in England, the son of William1 Lane. He came with Rev. Joseph Hull’s company of 21 families in 1635, to Weymouth, Mass. A feltmaker and a farmer; was one of the original settlers of Hingham. He married Trypheny, who died in Hingham, June 2, 1707, aged 95. He had died May 1, 1675, at Hingham.
Children : —
1. Mary, b. 1640, m. 1664, William Orcutt.
2. Abigail, b. Aug. 11, 1642, d. 1707, m. 1665, Daniel Stoddar (John1).
3. Andrew, bapt. Aug. 16, 1646, d. 1717, m. 1672, Elizabeth Eames (Mark2).
4. John, b. Jan. 30, 1648, d. 1730, m. 1680, Sarah Beal (Jeremiah2), (2) 1701, Bethiah Lincoln (Stephen21).
5. Ephraim, b. Feb., 1650, d. 1715, m. Susanna Huet (Ephraim2), (2) 1708, Elizabeth Beal (Jeremiah2).
+6. Deborah, bapt. June 20, 1652, d. 1707, m. 1674, William2 Sprague (William1).
7. Joshua, bapt. Aug. 20, 1654, m. Elizabeth - .
8. Caleb, b. July 17, 1657, prob. unm.
9. Hannah, b. Sept. 30, 1658, d. 1719, m. 1677, Jeremiah Beal (Jere¬ miah2).
See Sprague
Deborah3 Lane m. William2 Sprague.
William Sprague m. Silence3 Tower.
LANE
I7I
Joshua Sprague m. Elizabeth Keen.
Silence Sprague m. Barnabas5 Reed.
John Ford m. Sally6 Reed.
Mehitabel Ford m. Francis7 Bassett.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
George2 Lane was born in England, about 1612, the son of William1 Lane. He came with his father in 1635, and was an early planter of Hingham, Mass., and one of the 30 proprietors. At the first distribution of land in 1635, a house lot of five acres was given him ; he received later a grant of ten acres and thirteen shares in the common lands. A shoemaker; selectman, 1669 and 1678. He married Sarah Harris who was born in England, the daughter of Walter1 and Mary (Fry) Harris.
The first meeting house in Hingham, built 1635, was palisaded for defence, and had a bell. A new church was built in 1681, which is now the oldest meeting house in New England in con¬ tinuous use. George Lane was rated £6. 6s, for the building and was assigned “ye seate under ye pulpit.” His will, made Oct. 16, 1688, proved Aug. 20, 1689, mentions his wife; sons Josiah, Ebenezer and Peter; daughters Sarah Luis, Elizabeth Poor and Mary Ellis, and grandchildren Thomas Robbart, George, William, Ebenezer and Joseph Umphrey, and Mary Lane, daughter of son Josiah. He died June 11, 1689, and his widow died in 1695.
Children : —
+1. Sarah, bapt. Mar. 1638, m. 1655, James Lewis (George1).
2. Hannah, bapt. Feb. 24, 1639, m. 1665, Thomas Humphrey.
3. Josiah, bapt. May 23, 1641, d. 1727, m. Mary - , d. 1671, (2)
1672, Deborah Gill (Thomas1).
4. Susanna, bapt. June 23, 1644, m. 1665, William Robbarts.
5. Elizabeth, b. 1646, m. Walter Poor.
6. John, b. Jan. 20, 1648, m. 1674, Mehitable Hobart (Thomas2), d. 1690, (2) a. 1694, Sarah Briggs.
7. Ebenezer, bapt. Aug. 25, 1650, d. 1726, m. 1688, Hannah Hersey (William).
8. Mary, b. Apr. 11, 1653, m. - Ellis.
9. Peter, b. July 21, 1656, d. 1711.
See Lewis
Sarah3 Lane m. James2 Lewis.
Sarah Lewis m. Thomas2 Lincoln.
Susanna Lincoln m. John1 Colson.
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Susanna Colson m. Richard4 Augur.
Lydia Auger m. John6 Ford.
John Ford m. Sally6 Reed.
Mehitabel Ford m. Francis7 Bassett.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References Lane Families, James P. Lane, 1886; Lane Genealogies, J. H. Fitts, 1897.
LANGER
11. Richard1 Langer came from England to Hingham, 1636, probably a widower, and advanced in years. A proprietor there. His will made Feb. 20, 1660, proved May 2, 1661, mentions his daughters Dinah, Elizabeth, and Margaret, wife of Thomas Lincoln, to whose oldest son, Joshua, the testator gave his lands in Hingham. He died in Hingham Jan. 25, 1661. His will says ‘'being of perfect memory but very aged.”
Children : —
Dinah, b. England.
Elizabeth, b. England.
-j-Margaret, b. England, d. 1694, m. Thomas1 Lincoln.
See Lincoln
Margaret2 Langer m. Thomas1 Lincoln.
Thomas Lincoln m. Sarah3 Lewis.
Susanna Lincoln m. John1 Colson.
Susanna Colson m. Richard4 Augur.
Lydia Augur m. John6 Ford.
John Ford m. Sally8 Reed.
Mehitabel Ford m. Francis7 Bassett.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References: — History of Hingham, 1893: N. E. H. & G. Reg., v. 10.
LEWIS
11. George1 Lewis, born in England, came with his brother John, from East Greenwich in Kent, Eng., about 1633, to Scituate, Mass. Freeman, 1636. The name Lewis is the English form of
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Llewellyn, and nearly every Welsh family had a son Llewellyn. When surnames were adopted and the father’s name was used as a surname the families of Lewis became numerous. He married in England, Sarah Jenkins, sister of Edward Jenkins. He removed about 1640 to Barnstable, and his wife died there.
Before 1654 he had married, second, Mary - . Goodman Lewis
was a clothier; a surveyor of highways, 1648 and 1650; con¬ stable, an office of dignity and honor in those days, in 1651. He died in Barnstable in 1662. His widow was still living in 1670. His will, probated Mar. 3, 1663, names wife Mary, sons Ephraim, George, Thomas, James, Edward and John, and dau. Sarah.
Children, the first five probably born in England, the rest in Barnstable : —
Mary, b. 1623, d. bef. 1657, m. 1643, John1 Bryant.
George, d. 1710, m. 1654, Mary Lombard (Bernard1).
Thomas, b. a. 1628, living 1703, m. 1653, Mary Davis (Dolor1).
Edward, d. 1703, m. 1661, Hannah Cobb (Henry1).
-[-James, b. a. 1632, d. 1713, m. 1655, Sarah Lane (George2).
John, b. Mar. 2, 1637, killed in Rehoboth battle, 1676, m. Margaret - .
Ephraim, bapt. July 25, 1641, living, 1663.
Sarah, b. Feb. 2, 1643, d. 1735, m. 1663, James Cobb (Henry1), d. 1695; (2) 1698, Jonathan2 Sparrow (Richard1).
10. James2 Lewis, born about 1632, probably in England, mar¬ ried Oct. 31, 1655, Sarah Lane who was baptized in Hingham, Mass., Mar. 1638, the daughter of George2 and Sarah (Harris) Lane. He lived in Barnstable, and his children were probably all born there. A freeman, 1658 ; selectman, 1660, 1679 and 1681 ; lieutenant of the Barnstable Co., 1678. He died Oct. 4, 1713.
Children : —
1. John, b. Oct. 29, 1656, d. 1715, m. 1682, Hannah Lincoln (Daniel1).
2. Samuel, b. Apr. 10, 1659, d. 1725, m. 1690, Prudence Leonard (James2 1).
-f-3. Sarah, b. Mar. 4, 1661, d. 1732, m. 1685, Thomas Lincoln (Thomas1).
4. James, b. June 3, 1664, d. 1748, m. 1698, Elizabeth Lothrop (John21), (2) Mercy Sturgis.
5. Ebenezer, b. Dec. 20, 1666, m. 1691, Anna Lothrop (Barnabas1), (2) 1728, Rebecca Sturgis.
6. Susanna, b. Apr. 9, 1669, d. 1739, m. 1690, Lazarus Beal (Jere¬ miah2), (2) 1729, Benjamin Eaton.
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7. Mary, b. 1670, d. 1744, m. 1695, Benjamin Lincoln (Benjamin2).
8. George, b. 1672, m. 1711, Alice Crocker.
9. Hannah, b. 1674, m. 1699, Jediah Lombard.
10. Joseph, b. July, 1676, d. 1767, m. 1703, Sarah Marsh (Thomas) ; (2) 1718, Elizabeth (Vickery) Dixon.
See Lincoln
Sarah3 Lewis m. Thomas2 Lincoln.
Susanna Lincoln m. John1 Colson.
Susanna Colson m. Richard4 Augur.
Lydia Augur m. John6 Ford.
John Ford m. Sarah6 Reed.
Mehitabel Ford m. Francis7 Bassett.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.s Preston.
References History of Hingham, 1893, v. 2, p. 441 ; Barnstable Families,
Otis, 1890; N. E. H. & G. Reg., vol. 6, p. 185; Society Colonial Wars, 1922.
LEWIS
13. Edward Lewis and Margaret Jones of Cardiff, county seat of Glamorgan, South Wales, were married May 8, 1550.
12. William Lewis of Penarth, Wales, the sixth son of Edward, born Apr. 1, 1561, married Aug. 3, 1592, Sarah Cathcart, and had William, Christopher and Robert (b. 1603, m. 1639, Ann Cozens), and Ann, d. 1676.
11. Sergt. William1 Lewis, born in Landough, Wales, Jan. 3, 1594, was probably the son of William and Sarah Lewis. He married, Feb. 7, 1618, Felix Collins, the daughter of Walter and Felicia (Bandrib) Collins of Cardiff, Wales (who were mar¬ ried Sept. 3, 1594. He removed to Stanstead, Co. Essex, Eng., 1623. He came in the Lion with his wife and only child, arrived at Boston, Sept. 16, 1632, and settled at Braintree; freeman, Nov. 6, 1632; removed to Cambridge, 1633, and to Hartford, Conn., 1636, with Rev. Thomas Hooker’s band, and was an original proprietor there. He returned to England (probably Wales), and brought back with him, in 1649, his sister, Mrs. Ann Stanes, whose
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husband had come in 1642. He and his son, William, signed the agreement and became the earliest settlers of Hadley, Mass., 1659, for which he was representative in 1662. He removed to Northampton and was representative, 1664 and 1665. He must have been of a roving disposition as he removed to Farmington, Conn., 1667, then back to Hadley where his wife died, Apr. 17, 1671. He returned to Farmington, where he died Dec. 2, 1683, “at great age/’ in his 90th year. His will, dated Aug. 30, 1683, mentions his son William, his grandchildren Ezekiel, Nathaniel, Abigail, Philip and Ebenezer. He was a trooper in John Pynchon’s company. He had only one child, William.
10. Capt. William2 Lewis, born in Wales, Aug. 19, 1620, the son of William1 and Felix Lewis, came from Wales to England with his parents in 1623, and to New England, 1632. He married in Hartford, in 1644, Mary Hopkins, who was probably born in England. She was the daughter of William1 and Mary Hopkins. He was one of the first settlers of Farmington, and became a prominent man ; the first town clerk when it was incorporated and its name changed from Tunxis, 1645; was first lieutenant in 1651, and later captain of its military company, in 1674; sergeant and captain in the Narragansett campaign of King Philip’s War, 1675 ; deputy to General Court, 1689 and 1690. He and Samuel Steele bought of the Indians a hill (now part of Plymouth and Litchfield) and all land within eight miles on every side, where they dug black lead in 1657. During that year the Indians were very troublesome and burned his and other houses, for which they agreed to make an annual payment for seven years of 80 fathoms of wampum (each shell bead of white wampum was accepted as worth a farthing) .
His wife Mary died about 1670, and he married (2) Dec. 22, 1671, Mary, daughter of the well-known teacher, Ezekiel Cheever. He died Aug. 18, 1690; he and his father are buried in the Old Colonial Burying Ground at Farmington. His widow married, in 1692, Thomas2 Bull, son of Thomas1, and died 1727, aged 87.
He was one of the first slave owners on record in Farmington, and left his slaves (two Indians) by will to his wife. After his death, however, his slave Sampson, with his wife and children, were given their freedom.
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Children : —
1. Mary, b. May 6, 1645, d. 1691, m. a. 1667, Benjamin Judd (Thomas1).
2. Philip, bapt. Dec. 13, 1646, d. 1724, m. Sarah Ashley (Robert1).
+3. Samuel, b. Aug. 18, 1648, d. 1732, m. Elizabeth Orton; (2) Mary - .
4. Sarah, b. a. 1652, d. 1722, m. Samuel Boltwood (Robert).
5. Hannah, b. a. 1653, m. 1671, Samuel Crowe (John1), d. 1676; (2) Nov. 1676, Daniel Marsh.
6. William, bapt. Mar. 15, 1657, d. 1737, m. a. 1678, Sarah Moore (Isaac1).
7. Felix, bapt. Dec. 12, 1658, d. 1734, m. Thomas Selden (Thomas1).
8. Ebenezer, d. 1709, m. 1685, Elizabeth Merriman (Nathaniel).
9. John, b. May 15, 1665, d. 1694, unm.
10. James, b. July 10, 1667, d. 1728, m. 1728, Mary Meekins.
Second wife’s : —
11. Elizabeth, b. Oct. 20, 1672, d. 1674.
12. Ezekiel, b. Nov. 7, 1674, m. 1702, Mary Breadon, d. 1703; (2) 1704, Abigail Kilcup, wid. of Roger.
13. Nathaniel, b. Oct. 1, 1676, d. 1752, m. 1699, Abigail Ashley; (2) 1726, Thankful (Pomeroy) Lyman.
14. Abigail, b. Sept. 19, 1678, d. 1707, m. 1696, William Wadsworth (John).
15. Joseph, b. Mar. 13, 1680, d. 1690.
16. Daniel, b. July 16, 1681, d. 16$2, m. 1718, Mary Strong (Asahel1).
«
9. Sergeant Samuel3 Lewis was born Aug. 18, 1648, in Farmington, son of William and Mary (Hopkins) Lewis. He lived in Farmington; was freeman there 1677; “Sargeant in ye trained band,” 1676 (at that time the militia was called the “trained band”). He married Elizabeth Orton, who was bapt. 1654, daughter of Thomas1 and Margaret (Pratt) Orton. “Elizabeth, wife of Samuel Lewis, joined the church in 1691.” She probably
died, and he married, second, Mary - , who was mother of his
last six children. “Mary, wife of Samuel Lewis, joined the church in Farmington, 1707.” He died Nov. 13, 1725, at Farmington. Authorities do not agree on names of his wives.
Children : —
+1. Hannah, bapt. Oct. 4, 1690, m. Joseph Gridley (Samuel2).
2. Samuel, b. Mar. 29, 1692, m. 1720, Mary Cole.
3. John, b. Sept. 28, 1703.
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4. Nehemiah, b. May 3, 1705, d. 1779, m. 1728, Jerusha Gridley; (2) 1749, Experience Strong.
5. Nathan, b. Jan. 23, 1707, d. 1799, m. 1730, Mary Gridley (Samuel2).
6. Hester, b. Nov. 8, 1708.
7. Josiah, b. Dec. 31, 1709, d. 1793, m. 1737, Phebe Gridley.
8. Job, b. Jan. 13, 1713.
See Gridley
Hannah4 Lewis m. Joseph3 Gridley.
Lucy Gridley m. Eliakim4 Deming.
Lucy Deming m. Samuel5 North.
Linus North m. Dolly6 Woodruff.
Clarissa North m. John Bower6 Preston.
Marcus North Preston m. Rebecca B.8 Tenney.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References Ancestors of Henry Martyn Lewis, H. S. L. Barnes, 1910 ; Memorial History of Hartford Co., Ct., Trumbull, 1886; Lewisiana, v. 5, no. 10, 1895 ; Society Colonial Wars, 1922.
LINCOLN
10. Thomas1 Lincoln, brother of Stephen, came from Wymondham, Co. Norfolk, Eng., to Hingham, Mass., in autumn of 1638. A farmer, he was known as “husbandman” to distinguish him from the other three by the name of Thomas, who were known as “cooper,” “miller” and “weaver.” There were eight Lincolns in Hingham among the early settlers, all probably from Co. Nor¬ folk, Eng., but so far as we know not related: Daniel called “Sergt.” or “the boatman” ; three brothers, Thomas, “the weaver,” who had no children, Daniel, “the husbandman,” who died unmar¬ ried, and Samuel, “the mariner,” who was the ancestor of Abraham Lincoln.
The name, from Latin, linum colonm — flax colony — was spelled Lyncoln, Linkoln, Linckon, Lyncolne, etc. Lincoln and Cologne are the only two colonies of Imperial Rome which retain the designation of colonia in their names. His name was often on the early records of the town ; selectman, 1662, 1669 and 1672. He married Margaret, daughter of Richard1 Langer. She died Mar. 5, 1694, at Hingham. He had died Aug. 16, 1692. His will, made May 24, 1681, names his wife and eight children.
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Children : —
1. Caleb, b. Oct. 8, 1643, d. inf.
2. Joshua, bapt. May 3, 1645, d. 1694, m. 1666, Deborah Hobart (Joshua).
3. Caleb, bapt. May 3, 1645, d. 1715, m. 1684, Rachel Bates (James), d. 1696; (2) 1698, Hannah Jackson.
4. Susanna, b. Aug. 15, 1646, d. 1730, m. 1666, Joseph Barstow (William1).
5. Mary, b. Feb. 10, 1648, m. 1675, Francis Barker (Robert1).
6. Sarah, b. Sept. 29, 1650, d. 1738, m. 1675, Thomas Marsh (Thomas2).
+7. Thomas, b. Dec. 22, 1652, d. 1698, m. 1685, Sarah Lewis (James2).
8. Daniel, b. May 14, 1654, d. 1670.
9. Elizabeth, b. Dec. 2, 1656, d. 1741, m. 1678, Daniel Lincoln (Samuel1).
10. Ephraim, b. Nov. 1, 1659, d. 1660.
11. Ruth, b. Nov. 19, 1662, d. 1751, m. 1685, Samuel Gill (Thomas1).
9. Thomas2 Lincoln, born Hingham, Mass., Dec. 22, 1652, married in Hingham, Jan. 6, 1685, Sarah Lewis, who was born in Barnstable, Mar. 4, 1661, daughter of James2 and Sarah (Lane) Lewis. He was a carpenter and husbandman. Resided in Hing¬ ham and his children were all born there. Constable, 1687. He died Sept. 28, 1698. His widow married, Feb. 20, 1699, Robert Waterman of Hingham, widower of Susanna, dau. of Daniel1 Lincoln. She died Jan. 30, 1732.
Children : —
1. Sarah, b. Oct. 21, 1685, d. 1763, m. 1711, Daniel Cushing (Daniel32).
-j-2. Susanna, b. Sept. 19, 1688, d. 1732, m. 1706, John1 Colson.
3. Thomas, b. Aug. 30, 1692.
4. Ebenezer, b. Apr. 9, 1694, d. 1777, m. 1717, Hannah Allyn (Thomas).
5. Mary, b. Jan. 14, 1696, d. 1784, m. 1720, Jonathan Burr (John2).
See Colson
Susanna3 Lincoln m. John1 Colson.
Susannah Colson m. Richard4 Augur.
Lydia Augur m. John6 Ford.
John Ford m. Sarah6 Reed.
Mehitabel Ford m. Francis7 Bassett.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.® Preston.
Reference : — History of Hingham, Mass., 1893.
LINCOLN - LONGFELLOW
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LONGFELLOW
10. Ensign William1 Longfellow was bapt. Oct. 20, 1650, at Guiseley, Hampshire, Eng. He came in his youth to Newbury, Mass., where he married, Nov. 10, 1678, Anne Sewall, who was born in Newbury, Sept. 3, 1662, daughter of Henry1 and Jane (Dummer) Sewall. He was ensign of the Newbury Company that went with Sir William Phips against Quebec, and was drowned with nine others off Anticosta, in 1690, in a violent storm on their return. An extract from the report of the expedition against Quebec: “I set saile from New England, Mar. 1690, with seaven hundred men and seaven saile of ships, and we reduced Accady. With 2300 men and with 30 saile of ships, I sailed Aug. 10, 1690, for Quebeck. Contrary winds delayed our arrival till Oct. I brought the ships within Musquett shot, we fired and dismounted severall of their best cannon, so that the city must have been taken in two or three daies but small pox and the feavour broke out, and the weather grew so extream cold that no further progress could be made therein, so I returned to New England. William Phips.”
His widow married, May 11, 1692, Henry Short, son of Henry and Sarah (Glover) Short, and had several children. She died 1706.
Children : —
1. William, b. Nov. 25, 1679.
2. Stephen, b. Jan. 10, 1681, d. aged 2 yrs.
+3. Anne, b. Oct. 3, 1683, d. 1758, m. 1703, Abraham Adams (Abraham2).
4. Stephen, b. Sept. 22, 1685, d. 1768, m. 1713, Abigail Thompson (Rev. Edward3), ancestor of Henry W. Longfellow.
5. Elizabeth, b. July 3, 1688, living 1748, m. 1711, Benjamin Wood¬ man (Joshua2).
6. Nathan, b. Feb. 5, 1690, d. 1730, m. 1713, Mary Green.
See Adams
Anne2 Longfellow m. Abraham3 Adams. Anne Adams m. Robert3 Stewart. Sarah Stewart m. Samuel4 Chase.
Anne Chase m. William5 Bailey. Rebecca Bailey in. Silas6 Tenney.
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BASSETT-PRESTON ANCESTRY
William Tenney m. Emeline3 Murray.
Rebecca Tenney m. Marcus N.7 Preston.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References Quid Newbury, John J. Currier, Socy. Col. Wars, 1922.
LONGHORN
10. Richard1 Longhorne (Langhorne), born in England about 1617; married, Nov. 16, 1647, Mary Crosby, who was bapt. Dec. 4, 1629, daughter of Robert and Constance (Brigham) Crosby. He was in Rowley, 1649, and owned 100 acres in 1666. He died Dec. 13, 1669. His wife, Mary, who was bapt. at Holme- on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, Eng., was buried in Rowley, Nov. 29, 1667. Richard had a brother Thomas in Cambridge.
Children : —
1. Thomas, d. Dec. 1653.
+2. Elizabeth, b. Sept. 1649, m. 1669, Abraham Haseltine (Robert1).
3. Constance, b. Sept. 1652, m. 1670, Jonathan Moore.
4. Samuel, b. Dec. 4, 1654, bur. July 6, 1660.
5. Thomas, b. Apr. 30, 1657, bur. Aug. 26, 1660.
6. Sarah, b. Feb. 16, 1660, m. a. 1682, Benjamin Muzzy (Benjamin2).
7. Bethiah, b. Apr. 9, 1662, d. 1730, m. 1681, Amos Marret (John1).
8. Richard, b. May 20, 1665, bur. June 2, 1668.
9. Thomas, b. Nov. 27, 1667, bur. July 11, 1668.
See Haseltine
Elizabeth2 Langhorne m. Abraham2 Haseltine.
Mary Hazeltine m. Samuel3 Stickney.
Samuel Stickney m. Elizabeth4 Hardy.
Hannah Stickney m. Thomas5 Tenney.
Silas Tenney m. Rebecca6 Bailey.
William Tenney m. Emeline3 Murray.
Rebecca Tenney m. Marcus N.7 Preston.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References : — Early Settlers of Rowley, Mass., Blodget, 1894.
LOVELL
11. Robert1 Lovell was born in England, about 1595, and
married there Elizabeth - . On May 20, 1635, Robert Lovell,
aged 40 years ; his wife, Elizabeth, 35 years ; their children, Anne,
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16 years: Zaccheus, 14; John, 8, and Ellen and James, twins, 1 year, embarked with Rev. Joseph Hull’s party of 106 persons, including John Ford, John Tower and John Whitmarsh, and came from Weymouth, Eng. After 46 days’ voyage, these friends, mostly from Dorset and Somerset shires, landed in Boston, and settled in Wessaguscus, which name was changed to Weymouth, Sept. 1635. He was a husbandman, a man of substance, and became a member of the church in 1635, and a freeman.
His will was dated 1654, but not probated until June, 1672, which was probably the year of his death. It mentions “wife,” sons John and James, and son-in-law Andrew Ford.
Children : —
1. Anne, b. England, a. 1619, d. 1743, perhaps m. Zachary Bicknell, d. 1636; (2) Richard Rockett.
2. Zaccheus, b. England, a. 1620.
3. John, b. England, a. 1627, m. Jane Hatch (William).
4. James, b. England, a. 1633, d. 1706, m. a. 1663, Jane - ; (2)
Anna - .
-f-5. Elinor, b. England, a. 1633, m. 1656, Andrew “fford” (John1).
See Ford
Elinor2 Lovell m. Andrew2 Ford.
Andrew Ford m. Abiah - .
Andrew Ford m. Marcy4 Whitmarsh.
Jacob Ford m. Sarah4 Poole.
John Ford m. Lydia5 Augur.
John Ford m. Sarah6 Reed.
Mehitabel Ford m. Francis7 Bassett.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.s Preston.
References : — Lovell Family in America, Rhodes, 1924 ; N. E. Reg. 1892, p. 185 ; Historical Sketch of Weymouth, Nash.
LUMPKIN
11. William1 Lumpkin was born in England, and came to Yarmouth, Mass., where he was a proprietor and freeman, 1638; constable, 1639; deputy to General Court, 1652; in Yarmouth
company, 1643 ; a weaver. He married Tamezin - . His will,
dated July 23, 1668, proved Oct. 1671, mentioned his wife Tama-
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sin, daughter Tamasin, wife of John Sunderling, grandchildren William Gray, Elisha Eldred and Bethia Eldred.
He died in Yarmouth, 1671, and his widow married (2) Rev. John1 Mayo, who died 1676. Tamezin, widowed a second time, died 1682.
Children : — -
-j-Anne, d. 1676, m. William1 Eldred.
Tamezin, b. 1626, d. 1709, m. 1643, Samuel Mayo (Rev. John1) ; he d. 1663; m. (2) John Sunderling (Sunderland).
Perhaps Hannah, who m. 1643, John Gray.
See Eldredge
Anne2 Lumpkin m. William1 Eldredge.
Samuel Eldredge m. Keziah2 Taylor.
Keziah Eldredge m. John4 Crowell.
Deborah Crowell m. John4 Sears.
Bathsheba Sears m. Thomas5 Howes.
Deborah Howies m. Lot6 Bassett.
Francis Bassett m. Mehitabel8 Ford.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References : — N. E. Hist & Gen. Reg., v. 51, p. 47 ; v. 7, p. 236 ; Transcript, Dec. 20, 1922 ; Savage.
MAKEPEACE
10. “Mr.” Thomas1 Makepeace was born about 1592, and
came with his wife and a large family from England, 1636, to Dorchester, where his wife died, 1638. He married, second, Eliza¬ beth, widow of Oliver Mellowes (who had died, 1638). She was dismissed from the Boston church to Dorchester in 1641. He was a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company, 1638-39. In Narragansett expedition against the Indians, 1654. His will, dated June 30, 1666, probated Aug. 1667, gives land and a house in England to his son Thomas, land to son William, and daughters Hannah Hoppin, Mary Willis, Hester, wife of John Brown, arid their five children; Waitawhile, wife of Josias Cooper, and to his wife’s three daughters. He deposed in 1662, he was aged near 70 years. He died Jan. 1667, Boston.
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Children : —
Thomas, b. England.
William, b. England, a. 1633, m. 1661, Ann Johnson (John).
Hannah, m. Stephen1 Hoppin (1624-1 678).
-|-Esther, m. 1655, John Brown (John1).
Mary, m. 1656, Lawrence1 Willis (John).
Waitawhile, bapt. Mar. 22, 1641, m. 1661, Josiah Cooper.
Joseph, bapt. July 20, 1646, d. 1666.
See Brown
Esther2 Makepeace m. John2 Brown.
Deborah Brown m.' Jeremiah3 Meachem.
Esther Meachem m. Hope3 Rogers.
Jethro Rogers m. Hannah4 Holt.
Abijah Rogers m. Polly Wetherbee.
Elam Rogers m. Caroline8 Prentice.
Elvira Rogers m. Charles R.8 Bassett.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References Society Colonial Wars, 1922; N. E. H. & G. Reg., v. 15, p 323; Pope’s Pioneers of Mass., 1900.
MARRYOTT
11. Thomas1 Marryott was born in England in 1589. A shoemaker and cordwinder. He came to Cambridge, Mass., 1635, and was chosen a deacon of Shepherd’s church, when it was organized in 1636. A freeman, 1636, and a prominent citizen. A selectman, 1639-1647.
He married Susanna (perhaps Cranniwell) in England, and his first four children were born there. He was attorney of his brother-in-law, Richard Cranniwell of Woodbridge, Suffolk Co., Eng., in 1642. Susanna died Feb. 23, 1665. He had died, June 30, 1664, ae. 75, at Cambridge. His will, dated Oct. 15, 1663, provides for his wife Susanna, children John, Thomas, Abigail and Hannah, and children of son, George Barstow, dec’d ; and grand¬ children Lydia, Amos, John and Jeremiah Fisher.
Children : —
+ Abigail, b. England, d. Oct. 11, 1683, m. 1641, Daniel2 Fisher
(Anthony1).
John, b. England, 1630, m. 1654, Abigail Richardson.
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Susanna, b. England, d. 1654, m. George Barstow.
Thomas, b. England.
Hannah, d. 1668, unm.
See Fisher
Abigail2 Marryott m. Daniel2 Fisher.
Lydia Fisher m. Nathaniel1 Chickering.
Mary Chickering m. Nathan4 Aldis.
Mary (Aldis) Allen m. Moses3 Draper.
Sarah (Draper) Whiting m. James6 Prentice.
Nahum Prentice m. Nancy6 Whipple.
Caroline Prentice m. Elam6 Rogers.
Elvira Rogers m. Charles R.s Bassett.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References Fisher Genealogy, Philip Fisher, 1898; Whipple-Hill Families, J. W. Hill, 1897.
McEWEN
9. Robert1 McEwen was born in Dundee, Scotland, in 1662. He was persecuted on account of his religion, fined and imprisoned, his property confiscated, and he was banished from the country. On Sept. 5, 1685, he and one hundred others of similar faith were put in an old unseaworthy ship bound for Virginia. One half of the number died because of a severe storm, which necessi¬ tated continued and hard pumping, from exposure, lack of food and prolonged voyage. They at length, on Dec. 18, put into the port of Amboy, N. J., to which they added the name Perth from their Scottish home. In Feb. 1686, he removed to Stratford, Conn., for the religious liberty he had heard was allowed in Connecticut. Tradition says eleven of the passengers came on foot to Stratford. A tailor. He married there, June 20, 1695, Sarah Wilcoxson, who was born Dec. 26, 1671, the daughter of Timothy and Joanna (Birdsey) Wilcoxson. He died in Stratford, Feb. 24,
1739. The name was spelled on Stratford records McEwen ; later his children appear as Mclan, Macune, Macon and Mason.
Children ; —
1 John, b. Sept. 20, 1697, m. 1727, Rebecca Picket (Daniel2).
+2. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 7, 1699, d. 1736, m. 1724, Thomas Norton
(John2 2).
3. Robert, b. Mar. 7, 1702. m. 1727, Alary Birdsey (Abel).
MCEWEN - MCMURPHY
i85
4. Sarah, b. Nov. 5, 1704.
5. Timothy, b. Apr. 1707, m. Abigail Hurd (John).
6. Gershom, b. Apr. 7, 1711, m. 1737, Martha Picket (Samuel).
7. George, b. 1713, m. 1739, Elizabeth Beardsley (Thomas).
See Norton
Elizabeth2 McEwen m. Thomas3 Norton.
Elizabeth Norton m. Samuel4 Woodruff.
Lot Woodruff m. Martha0 Hart.
Dolly Woodruff m. Linus0 North.
Clarissa North m. John Bower6 Preston.
Marcus N. Preston tn. Rebecca8 Tenney.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
Reference : — History of Stratford, Conn., Orcutt, 1886.
McMURPHY
8. John1 McMurphy, born in Ireland, 1682, was probably the son of James McMurphy. He came to New England and joined the settlement in Londonderry, N. H., in 1719, a short time after its commencement. In 1720, he built the second frame house in the town ; his name appears on the earliest records of the town; selectman in 1722; a member of the most important com¬ mittees to adjust the concerns of the colony; the first representa¬ tive from Londonderry, and as representative was a member of the General Court of New Hampshire for eleven years. He was early appointed Justice of Peace; town clerk, fourteen years; a man of intelligence and probity. He died at Portsmouth, while attending General Court, Sept. 21, 1755, aged about 73. His body “was carried in procession to Londonderry and buried with an extraordinary company” at the old burying ground in London¬ derry. A record has been preserved of the distribution of kid gloves to be worn at his funeral in Portsmouth, which was the custom of those days, sixty-seven pairs of white kid gloves, while thirty-four pairs of black gloves were given to the near relatives, among whom are the names Widow MacMurphy, Deacon Tol- ford and wife, Major Tolford and wife, Alexander Caldwell and wife, Alexander MacMurphy and wife, Matthew Patten and wife, William Craig and wife, John Caldwell, Elizabeth Tolford, John Tolford, Mary Tolford 2d, Mr. MacGregor and wife.
He married in Ireland, Mary - , and some of his children
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were born there. Robert was executor of his father’s will, dated Feb. 25, 1755, and received the homestead. Alexander McMurphy who came with John1 was probably his brother. The Scotch form of the name, McMurchy — meaning Murchison — was changed in Ireland.
The Scotch Presbyterians who had gone from Dumfries, Scot¬ land, to Ulster in North Ireland, about 1680, found the system of renting land so discouraging that they sent to Gov. Shute of Massachusetts a petition, signed by 319 representative men, ask¬ ing for land for a settlement. His answer was favorable and about one hundred and twenty families left Ireland, from the counties of Londonderry and Antrim. They “filled five large ships, and numbered 750 men, women and children.” The first ship arrived in Boston, July, 1718; some of these families settled in Boston, where they eventually formed the Federal Street Church ; many went to Pennsylvania, some located near W orcester, while others went to a section of land twelve miles square assigned to them by Gov. Shute, which later proved to be in the Province of New Hampshire, and was named by them Londonderry. By Sept. 1719, there were seventy families here with their pastor, Rev. David McGregor, and it became the mother town from which ten other settlements were made in New Hampshire. Several families settled in Chester, and later organized the Presbyterian Church. The Scotch were not welcomed by the old settlers and their settlements were on the frontier where they were buffer walls against the Indians and often suffered greatly. There was mutual dislike between the Yankees and the ‘ ‘Irish' ! and there were no intermarriages for many years. The Irish raised flax and spun the linen ; they ate potatoes, churned milk and drank buttermilk, none of which the English did ; the Irish made barley broth while the English made bean porridge, but they became friendly neigh¬ bors as time passed.
Children : —
1. Mary, b. Feb. 5, 1709, m. Sir James Leslie.
2. Jean, b. Aug. 7, 1711, d. 1792, m. 1734, Major John1 Tolford. +3. Isabel, b. July 15, 1713, d. 1748, m. 1735, William1 Tolford.
4. Christine, b. July 12, 1715, m. Alex Caldwell.
5. Alexander, b. July 15, 1717, m. Isabel Craig (William1).
6. John, b. Jan. 5, 1720, d. y.
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7. Robert, b. Jan. 8, 1723, m. Jane Shirley.
8. Elizabeth, b. Sept. 3, 1728, m. Matthew Patten.
See Tolford
Isabel2 McMurphy m. William1 Tolford.
Margaret Tolford m. Robert2 Forsaith.
Margaret Forsaith m. David2 Murray.
Emeline Murray m. William7 Tenney.
Rebecca Tenney m. Marcus N.7 Preston.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References: — History of Londonderry, Parker; Americana, 1925; History of Chester, N. H., Bell, 1863.
MEACHEM
10. Jeremiah1 Meachem was born in England, perhaps Somersetshire, in 1614. He was in Southold, L. I., 1640; in Salem, Mass., 1650. He removed to Easthampton, L. I., in 1655, and back to Salem in 1668, where he was a weaver and fuller.
He married Margaret - , in England ; she was the mother of
his children. She died in Salem in 1679. He married, second, Alice Doutch Dane, daughter of Osman Doutch, and widow of Dr. John2 Dane. Jeremiah died Nov. 11, 1696, “aged 83 years,” at Salem. His widow died in May, 1704. His estate was divided in 1696.
Children : —
Isaac, b. 1643, d. 1715, m. 1669, Deborah (Browning) Perkins, wid. of John Perkins.
+ Jeremiah, b. a. 1644, d. 1743, m. 1672, Mary Trask (Henry1)/
Rhoda, d. bef. 1695, m. West.
Sarah, living 1722, m. 1668, Joseph Boyce (Joseph1).
Hannah, m. 1677, William Gill; (2) 1700, John Priest.
Bethiah, b. 1650, d. 1709, m. 1672, George Hacker, d. 1702; (2) 1709, John Darling.
Rebecca, m. 1675, John Mecarter.
9. Jeremiah2 Meachem was born about 1644, and inherited from his father his fulling mill and all lands, housing and privi¬ leges belonging thereto. He married at Salem, Jan. 3, 1671, Mary Trask, who was born at Salem, Aug. 14, 1652, the daughter of Henry1 and Mary (Southwick) Trask. She died before 1683.
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He removed to Windham, Conn., and died there Apr. 14, 1743, ‘‘aged 99 years.”
Children : —
-[-Jeremiah, b. Dec. 21, 1673, d. a. 1743, m. Deborah Brown.
Mary.
8. Jeremiah3 Meachem, born at Salem, Dec. 21, 1673, mar¬ ried May 28, 1693, Deborah Brown, who was born at Marl¬ borough, Apr. 20, 1673, daughter of John2 and Esther (Make¬ peace) Brown. She died at Windham, Conn., Dec. 3, 1721. He died about 1743, probably at Windham.
Children : —
-f-1. Esther, b. 1694, m. 1715, Hope Rogers.
2. Joseph, b. 1696.
3. Hannah, b. 1698.
4. Margaret, b. 1700.
5. Daniel, b. Apr. 4, 1703, d. 1758, m. 1729, Lydia Lilly (George).
6. Deborah, b. 1705.
7. Lydia, b. 1709.
8. Samuel, b. 1712.
9. Benjamin, b. 1714.
10. Rachel, b. 1716.
11. Seth, b. 1718.
See Rogers
Esther4 Meachem m. Hope3 Rogers.
Jethro Rogers m. Hannah4 Holt.
Abijah Rogers m. Polly Wetherbee.
Elam Rogers m. Caroline8 Prentice.
Elvira Rogers m. Charles R.8 Bassett.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References : — History of Salem, Mass., Perley, 1926, v. 2, p. 391 ; N. E. Register, v. 35, p. 86; 160 Allied Families, J. O. Austin, 1893; Trans¬ script, Dec. 19, 1927, Aug. 3, 1925.
MILLER
13. John Miller of Cambridgeshire, Eng., was probably father of Martin.
12. Martin Miller, also called Hugh, a weaver of Kent, Eng.
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11. Rev. John1 Miller, son of Martin Miller of Kent, Eng., was born in England, 1606. He studied at Cambridge, Eng., receiving the degree A.B. in 1627, from Caius College. He
preached in England, and married there Lydia - . He brought
his wife and son John with him to America. He was Elder in the church at Roxbury, 1634. Freeman, 1639. Preached in Rowley, 1639-41. He was a proprietor and had a grant of land in Sand¬ wich, 1641, and in Newbury, 1642. In 1642 he was asked to go as a missionary to Virginia, but declined ‘‘because of bodily weak¬ ness.” He preached in Yarmouth, 1646 to 1662 ; in 1663 he was called to Groton and preached there until his death, June 12, 1664. He was succeeded there by Samuel Willard (son of Simon), who was the seventh president of Harvard College. It was said of him, “He was a man of low stature but high literary attainments.” “Lydia, wife of Mr. John Miller of Yarmouth,” died in Boston, Aug. 7, 1658. He was one of the few University graduates among the early settlers.
Children : —
John, b. England, Mar. 1631, d. 1711, m. 1659, Margaret Winslow (Josias1), (2) 1704, Sarah, wid. of Thomas2 Crosby.
-f-Mehitabel, b. July 13, 1638, d. 1715, m. John Crowell (John1).
Lydia, b. Rowley, Feb. 2, 1640, m. Fish.
Faith, b. a. 1644, d. 1729, m. 1664, Nathaniel Winslow (Kenelm1). Hannah, d. after 1693, m. 1666, Joseph Frost (Edmund1).
Susanna, b. Yarmouth, May 2, 1647, d. 1669, m. Lieut. John Wilson. Elizabeth, b. Yarmouth, Oct. 13, 1649, m. bef. 1674, Samuel Frost (Edmund1).
See Crowell
Mehitable2 Miller m. John2 Crowell.
John Crowell m. Bethia3 Sears.
John Crowell m. Keziah3 Eldredge.
Deborah Crowell m. John4 Sears.
Bathsheba Sears m. Thomas5 Howes.
Deborah Howes m. John7 Ford.
Mehitabel Ford m. Francis7 Bassett.
Chas. R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References: — History of Cape Cod, Frederick Freeman, 1860; Pope’s Pioneers, 1900 ; Colonial Dames, Mass., 1927 ; N. E. H. & G. Reg., vol. 31, p. 69.
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MOORE
10. Deacon Isaac1 Moore, born 1622, was probably that youth of 13 who came in the Increase to Boston, in 1635. He married in Elartford, Conn., Dec. 5, 1645, Ruth Stanley, who was born in England in 1628, the daughter of John1 Stanley. He was a deacon of the church in Farmington, and in May, 1649, was appointed sergeant of the Train Band. In 1665 he was freed from training because he had been chief officer of the Train Band. In 1650 a title to the lands at Farmington (previously called Tunxis) was obtained by an agreement with the Indians. The Land Records of Apr. 9, 1650, read “Sutch agrements as were made by the majistrates with the Indians of Tunckses concerning the Lands & sutch things In reference thereunto as tend to setle peace In a way of truth and Righteousness betwixt the Inglish and them.” Pethus and Ahamo signed for the Indians. Jo: Haynes for the Colony, in the presence of Stephen Hart, Thomas Judd, Thomas Thomp¬ son, Isack Moore, Thomas Stanton and Roger Newton. This was an effective treaty for war was never declared by or against the Tunxis Indians.
He was one of the 84 proprietors when the division of lands at Farmington was made in 1672. In 1651 he removed to Norwalk, and was one of the first settlers. “Isacke More was granted one home lott containing four akers.” In 1654 Goodman Moore was chosen townsman; in 1657 with others he “made a wolfe pit and was allowed 10s. for every wolfe.” He was deputy, 1657 and 1658, to General Court. He returned to Farmington in 1660. His wife Ruth died in Farmington, May 26, 1691 ; he married, second, after 1693, Dorothy, the daughter of Rev. Henry1 Smith, — her fourth marriage. He died 1705, and his widow died the next year.
Children : —
-f-Ruth, b. Jan. 5, 1657, m. John Norton (John1).
Sarah, b. Feb. 12, 1662, d. 1725, m. a. 1678, William Lewis (William21).
Mary, b. Sept. 15, 1664, d. 1738, m. a. 1682, John Hart (John2).
Phoebe, b. Apr. 25, 1669.
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See Norton
Ruth2 Moore m. John2 Norton.
Thomas Norton m. Elizabeth2 McEwen.
Elizabeth Norton m. Samuel4 Woodruff.
Lot Woodruff m. Martha6 Hart.
Dolly Woodruff m. Linus6 North.
Clarissa North m. John Bower6 Preston.
Marcus North Preston m. Rebecca8 Tenney.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References : — Savage : Lewis, with Collateral Lines, H. S. L. Barnes, 1910 ; Col. Wars, 1922.
MOSES
11. John1 Moses, probably born in Wales, married in England, and came to New England, 1632, probably to Lynn, then Salem, then Duxbury, where we find him in 1639, a blacksmith and ship¬ wright. He brought with him his tools and an anvil which weighed 126 lbs., and long remained in the family. He was a member of the Church of England so probably did not come to escape religious persecution but to meet the need for men who could build ships.
Children : —
d-John d. 1683, m. 1653, Mary Brown.
Probably also, Henry of Salem, Mass., who m. 1659, - .
Probably also, Thomas of Dorchester.
10. John2 Moses, son of John1 Moses, married May 18,- 1653, Mary Brown. He located in Windsor, Conn., before 1647. Was a soldier in Capt. John Mason’s troop of horse, 1637. He remained in the Church of England ; he had ownership in a cider mill, saw mills and a grist mill. He removed with the group of early settlers to Simsbury. All his life he was a negotiator between the colonists and Indians. He died Oct. 14, 1683 ; his widow died Sept. 14, 1689. His estate was inventoried at £575. He was in the war against King Philip and the Narragansetts. Administration was given Oct. 1683, to his widow and son John. He left legacies to his eldest daughter, Mary, and to son Timothy and to each of his children £60 at lawful age. Mary Moses,
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widow of John, bequeathed in her will “two barrels of syder to her son John, and her cyder mill to Timothy,” all the rest of her property to be divided among her children equally.
Children : —
+1. John, b. June 15, 1654, d. 1714, m. 1680, Deborah Thrall (Timothy2).
2. William, b. Sept. 1, 1656, d. 1681, as result of being wounded by Indians.
3. Thomas, b. Jan. 14, 1658, d. 1681, as result of being wounded by Indians.
4. Mary, b. May 13, 1661, m. 1685, Samuel Farnsworth (Joseph1), his second wife.
5. Sarah, b. Feb. 2, 1663, m. Samuel Butler.
6. Nathaniel.
7. Dorkis.
8. Margaret, b. Dec. 2, 1666.
9. Timothy, b. Feb. 1670.
10. Martha, b. Mar. 8, 1672, d. 1689, m. 1689, Samuel Crow.
11. Mindwell, b. Dec. 13, 1676, d. 1697, m. 1697, John Thrall (Timothy2).
9. John3 Moses was born June 15, 1654, in Windsor, Conn., the son of John2 and Mary Moses; he married July 14, 1680, Deborah Thrall, who was born in Windsor, Conn., Aug. 9, 1660, the daughter of Timothy2 and Deborah (Gunn) Thrall. She was a member of the Puritan Church. He settled in Simsbury on his father's farm, and his children were all born there. He died Aug. 31, 1714. His widow Deborah died May 16, 1715.
Children : —
1. John, b. Apr. 26, 1681, d. 1759, m. 1705, Sarah Tuller (d. 1712), (2) 1713, Hannah Hoskins.
2. Deborah, b. Oct. 1, 1682, d. 1683.
3. William, b. Mar. 25, 1684, d. 1745, m. a. 1710, Elizabeth (Law) Reade, (2) 1738, Hannah Humphrey.
4. Thomas, b. May 8, 1685, m. 1709, Sarah Alderman (William).
5. Joshua, b. Oct. 3, 1689, d. 1773, m. 1717, Hannah Strickland, d. 1719, (2) 1722, Mary Brooks.
6. Deborah, b. Jan. 12, 1691, m. a. 1714, Richard Roberts.
7. Caleb, b. Aug. 1, 1694, d. 1697.
8. Othniel, b. Jan. 10, 1696, d. Mar. 1697.
9. Moses, bapt. Nov. 14, 1697.
10. Caleb, b. Jan. 4, 1698, d. 1787, m. 1726, Hannah Beaman.
11. Othniel, b. Sept. 6, 1701.
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+12. Mary, b. Sept. 1, 1702, m. 1722, Jacob Tuller (John1).
13. Martha, b. 1705, d. 1764, unm.
See Tuller
Mary4 Moses m. Jacob2 Tuller.
Martha Tuller m. Ambrose5 Hart.
Martha Hart m. Lot5 Woodruff.
Dolly Woodruff m. Linus6 North.
Clarissa North m. John Bower6 Preston.
Marcus N. Preston m. Rebecca8 Tenney.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References The Moses Family. Zebina Moses, 1890; Ancient Windsor, Conn., Stiles, 1892; Simsbury, Conn., Town Records; Society of Colonial Wars, 1922.
MURRAY
6. Isaac1 Murray, born in Scotland, came to Londonderry, N. H. ; a carpenter ; he went with quite a company from London¬ derry to Belfast, Me., where he married Nov. 8, 1774, Elizabeth Durham, who was born about 1758, daughter of John1 and Mary (Tolford) Durham. He died 1789, and his widow died about 1833, aged 75. His children were all born in Belfast, but are not recorded as the British occupied Belfast during the Revolution. His marriage is recorded as “James Morro” to Elizabeth Durham.
Children : —
+1* David, b. Oct. 30, 1776, d. 1851, m. 1802, Mary Morrison, (2) 1807, Margaret Forsaith, (3) 1826, Elizabeth MacCormack.
2. Jonathan, b. Oct. 30, 1776, d. after 1853, m. - Grant, had 11
children.
3. Betsey, b. 1777, d. 1866, m. - Clifford, had no children.
4. Polly, b. 1780, m. - Kinsman, had 4 children.
5. David2 Murray was born Oct. 30, 1776, in Belfast, Me., son of Isaac and Elizabeth Murray. After the death of his father he came with his mother to Chester, N. H., but later returned to Belfast. He returned to Chester in 1812, for a few years ; thence to Hartland, Vt., for a few years ; finally settled in Nashua, N. H., where he lived for more than thirty years, and died there Mar. 20, 1851. He married, Dec. 8, 1802, Mary Morrison of Windsor,
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Vt., who died Mar. 1804, of consumption. He married (2) Dec. 1807, Margaret Forsaith, who was born June 21, 1777, daughter of Robert2 and Margaret (Tolford) Forsaith; she died July 14, 1824, aged 47 years, and was buried in the Chester, N. H., ceme¬ tery/ He married (3) 1826, Elizabeth MacCormack of London¬ derry, N. H. ; she died Mar. 23, 1879. As his widow, a pension was granted her for his service in the War of 1812. He was a carpenter.
Children, second wife: —
-j-1. Emeline Johnson, b. Oct. 26, 1808, d. 1882, m. T enney.
2. Laurana Tolford, b. Belfast, Me., Dec. 31, 1810,
1833, William7 d. Oct. 5, 1899,
unm.
3.
4.
Flagg
5.
Leonidas, b. Chester, June, 1812, d. Hartland, \t., 1816.
Marietta, b. Hartland, Jan. 3, 1816, d. 1853, m. 1851, Charles C.
Orlando Dana, b. Hartland, Mar. 12, 1818, d. Nashua, N. H.,
1896, m. 1842, Mary Jane Wetherbee, d. 1918.
Children, third wife: —
6. Leonidas, b. July 29, 1833, d. 1902, m. 1856, Caroline Cline, (2)
Mrs Tebitts, (3) 1867, Mary Lizzie Wright, d. 1901.
7. George Williams, b. Sept. 1835, d. Apr. 1837, of scarlet fever.
8. Betsey Ann, b. June 24, 1837, d. 1910, m. James H. Gerry.
See Tenney
Emeline3 Murray m. William7 Tenney. Rebecca Tenney m. Marcus N.7 Preston. Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References -.—Records in the Murray family.
MYGATT
10. Deacon Joseph Mygatt was born in England, 1596, and
married in England, Ann - , who was born in 1602. He came
in the Griffen, 1633, with his wife and his pastor, Rev. Thomas Hooker. Rev. Thomas Hooker, Rev. Mr. Stone and the cele¬ brated Rev. John Cotton were obnoxious to the government and were suspected of planning to leave England, and spies were
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watching for them at every port. They came aboard the Griff en disguised, and remained incognito until the ship was well out at sea. One of the three ministers preached every day and sometimes all three preached — Mr. Cotton in the morning, Mr. Hooker in the afternoon and Mr. Stone after supper. They arrived Sept. 4, after eight weeks’ sailing.
He settled in Newtown (later Cambridge), where he received a grant of land in 1634; and was freeman, 1635. In 1632, a church had been built in Newtown with a bell on it.
In May, 1636, a band of 150 people with their pastor, Rev. Thos. Hooker, started from Newtown for the new settlement on the Connecticut River — later named Hartford. They travelled through a dreary wilderness with no guide but compasses ; they drove one hundred and sixty cattle, and lived on the milk of the cows ; for one hundred miles the people carried their packs, arms and utensils and were two weeks on their way. Their supplies, which were sent around by boats, sunk. By winter a church was built, small, with a door in the middle of one wall and a window each side of it, and seats outside for the guard.
He was selectman in 1639; an original proprietor in division of lands, and one of the committee to make the division in 1640; a deacon in the church ; a merchant ; he was licensed in 1656 to sell strong liquors by retail (only responsible persons were so licensed). He was representative in 1656 and 1658; on a com¬ mittee with John Steele to demand compensation from the Indians for buildings they had burned.
He died, Dec. 7, 1680, at Hartford, and his widow died, in 1686, at Hartford, “aged 84”; both left wills and a good estate. His will of Nov. 27, 1676, mentioned his wife, his son Jacob, his son John Deming, and grandson John Deming. His widow, in her will dated Dec. 28, 1681, leaves all her property to her daughter, Mary Deming, and grandchildren Joseph and Sarah Mygatt.
Children : —
1. Jacob, b. 1633, d. 1706, m. a. 1655, Sarah Whiting (William1).
+2. Mary, b. 1637, d. 1723, m. 1657, John Deming (John1).
See Deming
Mary2 Maygatt m. John2 Deming.
Hezekiah Deming m. Lois3 Wyart.
Eliakim Deming m. Lucy4 Gridley.
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Lucy Deming m. Samuel5 North.
Linus North m. Dolly6 Woodruff.
Clarissa North m. John Bower6 Preston. Marcus North Preston m. Rebecca B.8 Tenney. Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References Historical Sketch of Joseph Mygatt, F. F. Mygatt, 1853; Memorial History of Hartford County, Trumbull, 1886; Conn. Col. Records, v. 1, p. 308.
NASH
10. Captain James1 Nash was in Weymouth in 1628, perhaps the son of Gregory Nash of Charlestown. A freeman, 1645; representative, 1655, 1662 and 166/ ; a shoemaker and yeoman. He owned waterworks at Marshfield, 1651, and “a tyde mill”— “Nash’s grist mill,” at Weymouth. He probably died in 1680, as administration of his estate was granted, Dec. 31, 1680, to his sons, John of Boston, cooper, and Jacob of Weymouth, housewright. He owned land in Boston, near his brother Robert. He married Alice, but not the daughter of Robert and Alice Burges.
Children : —
John, m. Mary - (d. 1662), (2) Rebecca Smith.
James, d. 1696, m. Sarah Simmons (Moses).
+ Jacob, b. 1641, d. 1718, m. Abigail Dyer (Thomas1).
Joseph, m. a. 1675, Elizabeth Holbrook (John2), (2) Grace Stoddard
(Anthony).
9. Lieut. Jacob2 Nash, son of James1 and Alice Nash, was born in 1641, lived in Weymouth; a freeman, 1666; representa¬ tive, 1689 and 1690. Was in military service; in King Philip’s War, 1676; in French and Indian War, 1689. A housewright. He married Abigail Dyer, who was born in Weymouth in 1647, daughter of Captain Thomas1 and Alice (Reed) Dyer. He died Mar. 13, 1718, at Abington.
Children : —
Jacob, b. Dec. 4, 1667, d. after 1690, unm.
Joseph, b. Oct. 11, 1669, m. 1698, Phebe Marsh, (2) Hannah - .
John, b. Oct. 8, 1671, d. 1752, m. Mary - .
4- Abigail, b. Aug. 7, 1673, m. bef. 1700, Richard Ager (Jonathan2).
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Mary, b. Mar. 20, 1675, d. 1755, m. a. 1698, Samuel Porter (John2).
James, b. a. 1678, d. 1725, m. Hannah - , (2) Experience - .
Thomas, b. Jan. 11, 1682, m. 1714, Mary Jackson.
-(-Alice, b. Mar. 24, 1685, d. 1751, m. 1703, William Reed (William21).
Benjamin, b. Mar. 24, 1685, a twin with Alice, m. 1713, Rebecca Tirrel.
-(-Sarah, b. June 7, 1688, m. a. 1710, Samuel Poole (Joseph2). Experience, d. unm., after her father.
See Reed
Alice3 Nash m. William3 Reed.
Ebenezer Reed m. Hannah3 Thompson.
Barnabas Reed m. Silence5 Sprague.
Sarah6 Reed m. John7 Ford.
Mehitabel Ford m. Francis7 Bassett.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
See Poole
Sarah3 Nash m. Samuel3 Pool.
Sarah Pool m. Jacob3 Ford.
John6 Ford m. Lydia Augur.
John7 Ford m. Sarah6 Reed.
Mehitabel Ford m. Francis7 Bassett.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
See Ager (Augur)
Abigail3 Nash m. Richard3 Augur.
Richard Augur m. Susanna2 Colson.
John6 Ford m. Lydia Augur.
John7 Ford m. Sarah6 Reed.
Mehitabel Ford m. Francis7 Bassett.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References: — Pope’s Pioneers of Mass., 1900; Abington Vital Records, N. E. H. & G. Reg., v. 46; Soc’y Colonial Wars, 1922.
NEWELL
10. Abraham1 Newell, born in England about 1584, married
there Frances - . He came from Ipswich, or Essex, Eng. The
custom house records say: — Abraham Newell, aged 50, his wife Frances, aged 40; Faith, 14; Grace, 13; Abraham, 8; John, 5,
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and Isaake, 2, came in the Frances, 1634, to Roxbury. “A tayler.” Freeman, Mar. 1635. He died in Roxbury, June 13, 1672, “aged 91,” according to the town records, which probably exaggerated his age and also his wife’s, in the record that she died, Jan. 13, 1683, “aged 100 years.”
Children : —
1. Faith, later called Ruth, b. a. 1620, m. - Bennett.
2. Grace, b. 1621, d. 1712, m. 1644, William Tay.
3. Abraham, b. 1626, d. 1692, m. - ; (2) 1652, Susanna Rand
(Robert).
4. John, b. 1629, d. 1673.
+5. Isaac, b. 1632, d. 1707, m. 1658, Elizabeth Curtis.
6. Jacob, b. on ship Frances, 1634, d. 1678, m. 1657, Martha Gibson (John).
9. Isaac2 Newell, born in England, 1632, son of Abraham1 and Frances Newell, married Dec. 14, 1658, Elizabeth Curtis, who was baptized at Nazing, Eng., Feb. 13, 1625, daughter of William1 and Sarah (Eliot) Curtis. He was admitted to the church at Roxbury, 1660. His name was signed to a deed of land from the aborigines in 1682. He died Dec. 8, 1707, and his wife died the same year.
Children : —
1. Isaac, b. Dec. 11, 1660, m. Sarah - .
2. Josiah, b. Dec. 1, 1662, d. aged 16.
+3. Sarah, b. Alar. 22, 1665, m. 1688, Nathaniel Hawes (Edward1).
4. Abraham, b. Feb. 28, 1667, d. aged 11.
5. Elizabeth, b. Jan. 6, 1669, m. 1690, Benjamin Wight.
6. Hannah, b. Feb. 4, 1671, m. 1690, John Holmes.
7. Ebenezer, b. Nov. 29, 1673, d. 1746, m. Mary - .
8. Experience, b. Jan. 29, 1678, m. 1700, Samuel Willis.
9. Josiah, b. Alar. 6, 1680, d. 1759, m. 1701, Hannah Fisher (Thomas).
See Hawes
Sarah3 Newell m. Nathaniel2 Hawes.
Mehitable Hawes m. John5 Aldis.
Eunice Aldis m. Asa4 Haven.
Polly Haven m. John Bower0 Preston.
Alarcus N. Preston m. Rebecca B.s Tenney.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References: — Savage’s Gen. Dictionary; Mass. Genealogy, Cutter, 1910.
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NEWHALL
10. Thomas1 Newhall, born in England, and married there, came in 1630, and was one of the first settlers of Lynn (called Saugus), where he owned a large tract of land. He was a mem¬ ber of the train band at Lynn and was released 1649. His brother
Anthony died in Lynn, 1656. He married Mary - , who died
at Lynn, Sept. 25, 1665. He died at Lynn, May 25, 1674. His will, dated Apr. 1, 1668, proved July 3, 1674, mentions sons John and Thomas, daughters Susanna Haven and Mary Browne, and sons-in-law Richard Haven and Thomas Brownes, and his brother Matthew (?) Farrington.
1. John, b. in England, m. Elizabeth Laighton (Thomas), (2) Sarah
Flanders (Stephen).
-j-2. Susanna, b. in England a. 1624, d. 1682, m. Richard1 Haven.
3. Thomas, b. 1630, the first white child born in Lynn, d. 1687, m.
Elizabeth Potter (Nicholas1).
4. Mary, b. a. 1637, m. a. 1653, Thomas1 Brown (Nicholas).
See LIaven
Susanna2 Newhall m. Richard1 Haven.
Moses Haven m. Mary3 Ballard.
Daniel Haven m. Mehitabel4 Haven.
Asa Haven m. Eunice6 Aldis.
Polly Haven m. John Bower5 Preston.
Clarissa North m. John Bower6 Preston.
Marcus N. Preston m. Rebecca8 Tenney.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References: — The Newhall Family, H. F. Waters, 1882; My Ancestry, Chas.
L. Newhall, 1899; Society of Colonial Wars, 1922.
NORTH
10. John1 North, born in England in 1615, came in 1635 to Boston, probably in the Susan and Ellen. He was in Ipswich, 1637, and in 1652 was in Hartford. He and his sons, John and Samuel, were among the early settlers of Farmington, Conn., where land was entered to him in 1653. In 1672 he was one of the 84 proprietors ; a freeman of Connecticut, 1657. He and his wife
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were members of the Farmington church in 1656. He married Hannah Bird — according to old family records. His will was dated Feb. 12, 1692 — distribution was made Mar. 3 — among sons Thomas and Joseph; daughters, Mary Searles and Sarah Wood¬ ruff ; as his wife was not mentioned she must have died. He mar¬ ried (2) perhaps, Mary Bird, daughter of Thomas1. He died Feb. 1692, aged 76.
Children : —
1. John, b. Nov. 1641, d. 1682, m. 1671, Susanna Francis (Robert1). +2. Samuel, b. 1643, d. 1682, m. 1666, Hannah Norton (John1).
3. Mary, b. 1643, d. 1726, m. 1675, John Searles (John1), his second wife.
4. James, b. 1647, d. 1689, m. 1677, Sarah Edwards (Alexander).
5. Thomas, b. June 30, 1649, d. 1712, m. 1669, Hannah Newell (Thomas1).
6. Sarah, b. Dec. 18, 1653, Farmington, d. 1692, m. 1686, Matthew2 Woodruff, Jr.
7. Nathaniel, b. June 29, 1656.
8. Lydia, b. May 9, 1658, d. unm. probably.
9. Joseph, b. Mar. 18, 1660, d. 1731, m. 1686, Martha Porter (John).
9. Samuel2 North, born probably in Ipswich, 1643, son of John1 North, married Jan. 3, 1666, Hannah Norton, who was born in Branford, Conn., 1646, the daughter of John1 and Dorothy Nor¬ ton. He was one of the 84 proprietors of Farmington in 1672. He died in Farmington, Dec. 14, 1682, aged 39. His widow mar¬ ried (2) 1685, John Rew(?).
Children : —
+1. John, b. 1669, d. 1745, m. 1692, Mary Warner; (2) 1700, Mary Seymour; (3) Elizabeth - ; (4) Abigail Judd.
2. Samuel, b. 1672, d. 1707, unm.
3. Thomas, b. 1674, d. 1755, m. 1699, Hannah Woodford (Joseph1).
4. Hannah, b. 1678, d. 1752, m. 1705, George Northaway.
8. John3 North, born in Farmington, Conn., 1669, son of Samuel2 and Hannah North, married May 16, 1692, Mary Warner, dau. of John2 (Andrew1). She died Mar. 1, 1695. He married
(2) Sept. 25, 1700, Mary Seymour, who was born in Hartford, Nov. 1670, daughter of John2 and Mary (Watson) Seymour;
(3) Elizabeth - , she died Mar. 2, 1733. He married (4)
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Mar. 20, 1734, Abigail (Phelps) Judd, widow of Sergt. Samuel Judd.
He died April 20, 1745. The court of Hartford Co., April 8, 1701, appointed John North guardian to his two daughters, Ann and Mary, which he had by Mary Warner, he giving bond. He was a weaver. His will, dated Apr. 26, 1737, mentions wife Abigail, sons Jonathan, Samuel and Josiah, daughters Anna Cole¬ man, Ruth Cowles and her children, Eunice Plawley ; and children of Mary Wilcox, deceased.
Children : —
1. Hannah, b. 1693, m. 1716, Thomas Wilcox (Israel3), d. 1726; (2) 1728, Richard Coleman.
2. Mary, b. 1695, d. 1734, m. 1717, Israel Wilcox, Jr. (Israel3).
Second wife’s : —
3. John, d. 1733, unm., will dated Jan. 1, 1733, appoints his mother Elizabeth and his father, executors.
4. Margaret, b. 1701, m. bef. 1737, - Prior.
5. Ruth, bapt. Jan. 10, 1703, d. bef. 1736, m. 1729, Isaac Cowles (Isaac3).
6. Jonathan, b. Apr. 8, 1704, m. 1730, Mary Wolcott (Charles).
7. Josiah, b. 1705, d. 1777, m. 1726, Temperance Baldwin.
-j-8. Samuel, b. July 21, 1708, d. 1796, m. 1737, Lois Porter (Timothy3).
9. Eunice, b. Dec. 17, 1710, m. Hawley.
7. Samuel4 North, born in Farmington, Conn., July 21, 1708, son of John3 and Mary (Seymour) North, married in Farmington, 1737, Lois Porter, who was born in Farmington, July, 1712, the daughter of Timothy3 and Susanna (Bull) Porter. He lived in Farmington, and died there Dec. 8, 1796. He and his wife and all his children were members of the Farmington church. They lived at East Farms, P'armington. His wife died Sept. 15, 1783, aged 70.
Children : —
1. Samuel, b. 1738, d. inf.
-j-2. Samuel, b. July 17, 1740, d. 1806, m. 1770, Lucy Deming (Eliakim4).
3. Reuben, b. May 23, 1743, d. 1822, m. Julia Curtis (Daniel).
4. Lois, b. Feb. 8, 1745, d. same day.
5. John, b. Oct. 5, 1748, d. 1840, m. 1775, Rhoda Merrill.
6. Susanna, b. Nov. 10, 1750, d. 1829, m. Gabriel Curtis.
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7. Lois, b. 1752, d. 1814, m. 1770, Samuel Scott; (2) Timothy- Woodruff.
8. Solomon, b. 1754, d. 1777, in Rev. War., m. - .
9. Aaron, b. 1756, d. 1776, in Rev. War., unm.
6. Samuel5 North, born in Farmington, Conn., July 17, 1740, son of Samuel4 and Lois (Porter) North, married Nov. 29, 1770, in Farmington, Lucy Deming, who was born in Southington, Dec. 5, 1747, daughter of Eliakim4 and Lucy (Gridley) Deming. She was admitted to the Farmington church in 1775. She habitually took her ten children three miles to church, where they sat in the pew next the governor’s, people being seated according to their social standing. After her husband’s death she lived with her daughter Sylvia Bowen, and her last seven years at the home of her son Nathan, in Boonville, N. Y., where she died, April 19, 1839, aged 91 years. Samuel died at Farmington, Aug. 11, 1806, and was buried in the old graveyard at Southington. The chil¬ dren were all born at East Farms, Farmington, where he was a farmer.
Children : —
1. Anna, b. Sept. 4, 1771, d. 1830, m. 1795, Gad Langdon (Ebenezer).
2. Clarissa, b. May 27, 1773, d. 1809, unm.
+3. Linus, b. Dec. 6, 1774, d. 1828, m. 1802, Dolly Woodruff (Lot5).
4. Marcus, b. Sept. 18, 1776, d. 1801, unm.
5. Nathan, b. Sept. 3, 1778, d. Boonville, N. Y., 1857, m. 1805, Nancy Bulkley (Prescott).
6. Sally, b. Jan. 7, 1781, d. 1809, m. 1804, Thomas Wadsworth (Asahel5).
7. Asahel, b. Sept. 3, 1782, d. 1846, m. a. 1818, Prudence Swallow (Nahum).
8. Lucy, b. Jan. 12, 1785, d. 1817, m. a. 1810, Gen. Daniel Bowen.
9. Sylvia, b. Jan. 2, 1787, d. 1868, m. as second wife, Gen. Daniel Bowen.
10. Samuel, b. Feb. 6, 1790, d. 1862, m. 1822, Jemima Gridley.
5. Linus6 North, born at East Farms, near Farmington, Conn., Dec. 6, 1774, the son of Samuel5 and Lucy (Deming) North, married Feb. 23, 1802, Dolly Woodruff, who was born Nov. 28, 1782, the daughter of Lot5 and Martha (Hart) Wood¬ ruff. He lived and died on his father’s place, dying Aug. 17, 1828, of a broken heart after the death of his oldest child, his only son.
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His wife died Oct. 17, 1830, leaving five daughters; the older ones taught school and cared for their young sisters.
Children : —
1. Marcus, b. Feb. 26, 1804, d. July 21, 1828, aged 24, unm.
2. Jane, b. July 10, 1808, d. Oxford, Ohio, 1888, m. George Lewis; (2) his brother, Romeo Lewis (d. 1843).
+3. Clarissa, b. Aug. 15, 1811, d. 1896, m. 1833, Rev. John Bower0 Preston.
4. Anna, b. July 30, 1814, d. Cincinnati, Ohio, Feb. 1894, m. 1840, Guernsey Yale Roots (d. 1888).
5. Lot Woodruff, b. Feb. 9, 1819, d. Mar. 11, 1819.
6. Lucy Deming, b. Mar. 3, 1823, d. Oxford, Ohio, Mar. 5, 1888, m. 1846, Rev. John M. Bishop (d. 1890).
7 Susan, b. Mar. 12, 1825, d. Mar. 24, 1850, m. 1848, Col. Henry C. Moore (1813-1889).
See Preston
Clarissa7 North m. John Bower6 Preston.
Marcus North Preston m. Rebecca B.8 Tenney.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References: — John North of Farmington, Conn., Dexter North, 1921; Fifty Puritan Ancestors, Nash, 1902.
NORTON
11. Richard Norton of London, b. 1595, married Ellen Row- ley, daughter of Thomas Rowley of Wallden in Essex, and they had five children : — Luke, Richard, J ohn, Ellen, Dorothy.
The line of descent from Le Seignor de Norville, who came from Normandy as constable of William the Conqueror, is no longer accepted as the ancestry of this family (C. E. B. M. Trans¬ script, Nov. 7, 1928).
10. John1 Norton, son of Richard and Ellen Norton, was born about 1625, probably in London. He was in Branford, Conn., at its founding. His name appears on the Branford records on the first page of the first book in connection with laying out the lands, July 7, 1646. He removed to Farmington, 1659, and was one of the 84 proprietors in the first division of land in 1672. He lived there until his death. Deputy, 1680-82, from Farmington. He married, first, Dorothy - , who died Jan. 24, 1652, in Branford;
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second, Elizabeth Allen, who died Nov. 6, 1657, in Branford; third, Elizabeth Clark, who died Sept. 11, 1702, at Farmington. He died Nov. 5, 1709, in Farmington, Conn.
Children : —
1. Elizabeth, b. 1645, d. 1712, m. 1668, John3 Plum (Robert2).
+2. Hannah, b. 1646, m. 1666, Samuel North (John1), (2) 1685, John Rew.
3. Dorothy, b. Mar. 1, 1649, m. - Dickinson.
-f-4. John, b. May 24, 1651, d. 1725, m. Ruth Moore (Isaac1).
Second wife’s: —
5. Felix, b. Oct. 14, 1657, d. 1658.
Third wife’s : —
6. Samuel, bapt. May 30, 1659, d. 1659.
7. Thomas, b. 1660, d. 1729, m. 1700, Hannah Rose.
See North
Hannah2 Norton m. Samuel2 North.
John North m. Mary3 Seymour.
Samuel North m. Lois4 Porter.
Samuel North m. Lucy5 Deming.
Linus North m. Dolly6 Woodruff.
Clarissa North m. John Bower6 Preston.
Marcus North Preston m. Rebecca B.8 Tenney.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
9. John2 Norton, born in Branford, May 24, 1651, son of John1 and Dorothy Norton, went with his father to Farmington in 1659, and lived, married and died there, and his children were all born there. He married Ruth Moore who was born in Farm¬ ington, Jan. 5, 1657, and bapt. in Norwalk, the daughter of Isaac1 and Ruth (Stanley) Moore of Norwalk. He was representative from Farmington, 1680-81 and 1682. He was one of the Brook¬ field Garrison, 1675, in King Philip’s War. He died in Farming- ton, Apr. 25, 1725 ; his wife survived him.
Children : —
1. Ruth, b. 1675, m. 1700, Thomas Seymour.
2. Elizabeth, m. Samuel Catlin.
3. Isaac, b. 1680, m. Elizabeth Galpin.
4. John, b. 1684, d. 1752, m. 1708, Anna Thompson (Thomas21).
5. Mary, b. 1686, m. John Pantry, Jr., (2) Solomon Boltwood (Thomas1).
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6. Sarah, b. Mar. 31, 1689, d. 1775, m. 1710, Samuel Newell (Samuel).
7. Hannah, b. 1692, m. 1713, John Pratt.
8. Dorcas, b. 1695, d. 1751, m. 1721, Joseph Bird.
+9. Thomas, b. July 11, 1697, d. 1760, m. 1724, Elizabeth McEwen (Robert).
10. Ebenezer, b. 1698, m. 1726, Sarah Savage.
8. Thomas3 Norton, born Farmington, Conn., July 11, 1697, the son of John and Ruth (Moore) Norton, married Nov. 17, 1724, Elizabeth McEwen, who was born Nov. 7, 1699, the daughter of Robert1 and Sarah McEwen of Stratford. She died 1736, at Farmington; he married, 1739, a second wife, widow Rachel Pomeroy; third, 1753, Elizabeth Deming. He owned a large amount of land near Farmington, and was an original proprietor of Salisbury, Conn. He died in Lakeville, near Farm¬ ington, in 1760.
Children : —
1. Ruth, b. Mar. 11, 1726, m. Noah Stanley.
2. Sarah, b. Sept. 28, 1727, d. 1808, m. Phineas Lewis.
-f-3. Elizabeth, b. Feb. 6, 1730, d. 1798, m. 1754, Samuel Woodruff (Samuel3).
4. Seth, b. Aug. 10, 1731, d. 1762, a minister.
5. Lot, b. Aug. 6, 1733, d. 1810, m. Esther Merrill, (2) Mary Davies.
6. Ichabod, b. 1736, d. 1825, m. Ruth Strong.
See Woodruff
Elizabeth4 Norton m. Samuel4 Woodruff.
Lot Woodruff m. Martha6 Hart.
Linus North m. Dolly Woodruff.
Clarissa North m. John Bower6 Preston.
Marcus North Preston m. Rebecca B.8 Tenney.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References Tercentenary of New England Families, 1920; Fifty Puritan Ancestors, Nash, 1902; N. E. H. & G. Reg, vol. 13, p. 229, vol. 53, p. 87; Boston Transcript, Nov. 22, 1926; Society Colonial Wars, 1922.
ORTON
10. Thomas1 Orton, born in England, 1613, was in Windsor, Conn., 1636, where he married, June 16, 1641, Mary or Margaret Pratt of Windsor, who was probably born in England. He and
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his wife joined the church in Windsor, and he often served on juries.
In 1655, he moved to Farmington and lived there until his death. He was one of 84 proprietors, and when the valley lands that had been held in common were divided in 1672, he was eighth in amount of land received. He was deputy to General Court of Connecticut, 1684.
In 1688, May 7, he deeded his estate to his children — in place of a will — to his son John, daughter Elizabeth Lewis, daughter Sarah Dewey, and her three daughters and four sons, and daughter Mary Root. He and his wife both died in Farmington.
Children : —
Two children died in 1649.
John, b. Feb. 17, 1648, d. 1696, m. - Hawley, (2) a. 1686, Hannah
Orvis (George), d. 1694, (3) 1695, Mary Tudor (Owen).
Mary, b. May 16, 1650, m. John Root.
Sarah, bapt. Aug. 22, 1652, d. 1711, m. a. 1670, Jedediah Dewey (Thomas1).
-f-Elizabeth, b. Oct. 1, 1654, m. Samuel Lewis (William21).
Hannah, bapt. Dec. 29, 1656, d. soon.
See Lewis
Elizabeth2 Orton m. Samuel3 Lewis.
Hannah Lewis m. Joseph3 Gridley.
Lucy Gridley m. Eliakim4 Deming.
Lucy Deming m. Samuel0 North.
Linus North m. Dolly6 Woodruff.
Clarissa North m. John Bower6 Preston.
Marcus North Preston m. Rebecca B.8 Tenney.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References: — Ancient Woodbury, Conn., Cothren, 1871; Orton Genealogy, Edward Orton, 1896; Ancient Windsor, Conn., Stiles, 1892; Savage; Society Col. Wars, 1922.
PARRAT
10. Francis1 Parrat, born in England, came with Rev. Ezekiel Rogers’ party from Rowley, Yorkshire, Eng., arriving at Salem, Mass., Dec. 1638, and helped form the settlement of Row- ley, Mass., in Apr. 1639. Made freeman, May 13, 1640. Repre¬ sentative, 1640-42. He returned to England on business and died while there about 1656. He made his will Nov. 18, 1650, when
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he was about to go to England, leaving property to his wife, Eliza¬ beth, and to each of his six daughters when 21 years old or on their marriage day.
He married Elizabeth - ; after his death she married, second,
Feb. 24, 1658, Thomas1 Tenney, his second wife. His sister Ann Parrat, who died 1694, married Thomas Mighill ; his sister Faith Parrat married John Smith, (2) 1666, William Law.
Children : —
1. Elizabeth, b. Mar. 11, 1640, m. 1659, Samuel Wooster (Rev. William1).
2. Faith, b. Jan. 20, 1642, d. 1715, m. 1663, Ezekiel Jewett (Maximilian1).
3. Sarah, b. Dec. 22, 1643, d. Oct. 1663.
-j-4. Mercy, b. July 23, 1646, d. 1667, m. 1663, John Tenney (Thomas1).
5. Mary, b. May 15, 1647, m. John Sawyer (Edward1).
6. Martha, b. Aug. 9, 1649, m. Isaac Colby (Anthony1).
7. Hannah, b. Dec. 26, 1651, d. inf.
See Tenney
Mercy2 Parrat m. John2 Tenney.
Samuel Tenney m. Sarah3 Boynton.
Daniel Tenney m. Sarah4 Kimball.
Thomas Tenney m. Hannah3 Stickney.
Silas Tenney m. Rebecca6 Bailey.
William Tenney m. Emeline3 Murray.
Rebecca Tenney m. Marcus N.7 Preston.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.8 Bassett.
References: — Early Settlers of Rowley, Mass., Blodgett, 1894; Society of Colonial Wars, 1922.
PEMBERTON
10. James1 Pemberton of Charlestown, 1630, was partner with Capt. Robert Keayne in Malden, Mass., 1654. He died in Malden,
Feb. 5, 1662. He married Margaret - , who survived him.
His will of Mar. 23, 1661, names his wife, son John and his wife Margaret (was she a first wife?), daughters Sarah and Mary, and her husband, Edward Barlow, and their children.
Children : —
James, bapt. Sept. 14, 1633, prob. d. y.
Mary, bapt. Apr. 3, 1636, m. a. 1659, Edward Barlow.
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Sarah, bapt. Dec. 30, 1638, d. 1676, m. 1668, Samuel Gibson (John1). -j-John, bapt. Apr. 24, 1642, d. 1691, m. Deborah - .
9. John2 Pemberton, bapt. Apr. 24, 1642, son of James1 Pemberton, lived in Malden, and died there in 1691. He was with Capt. Henchman and Capt. Poole, 1675 ; with Capt. Moseley, 1675-6. He married Deborah - , who survived him and admin¬
istration was granted to his wife Deborah. “Joseph Hills of Mal¬ den deeded to Deborah, wife of John Pemberton,” and that fact made the historian of the Pemberton family think Deborah was his daughter, but no Deborah Hills of suitable age can be found.
Children : —
Ephraim.
John.
-(-Deborah, b. 1668, d. 1726, m. 1686, Thomas Kimball (Thomas2).
See KlMBALL
Deborah3 Pemberton m. Thomas3 Kimball.
Sarah Kimball m. Daniel4 Tenney.
Thomas Tenney m. Hannah0 Stickney.
Silas Tenney m. Rebecca6 Bailey.
William Tenney m. Emeline3 Murray.
Rebecca B. Tenney m. Marcus N.7 Preston.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References : — The Pemberton Family, W. K. Watkins, in N. E. H. & G. Reg., v. 46 ; Socy. Col. Wars, 1922 ; Hills Family in America, Thos. Hills, 1906.
PETTINGILL
11. Richard1 Pettingill, born 1621, came from Co. Norfolk, Eng., to Salem, Mass., before 1640. He was a freeman, 1641, which was a dignity given to church members who were recom¬ mended by their minister. He married at Salem, 1643, Joanna Ingersoll, who was born in England about 1625, the daughter of Richard1 and Ann (Langley) Ingersoll. She died about 1693.
From Town Records of Salem, 1634-1659 — Oct. 1644: —
“It was ordered that twoe be appointed every Lord’s day to walk forth in the time of God’s worshippe — to take notice of such as either lye about the meeting house wthout attending to the word or ordinances, or that lye at home or in the fields wthout giuing good account thereof, and to take
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the names of such persons and to present them to the magistrate, whereby they may be accordingly p ceeded against. The names of such as are ordered
to doe this service are - for the 6th day, Richard Ingersoll, for the 7th
day John Ingersoll. Richard Pettingill.”
In 1642 he was granted ten acres at Enon (later Wenham), and later at Newbury, 1651, where he bought land. He died 1695, at Newbury.
Children : —
1. Samuel, bapt. Feb. 9, 1645, d. 1711, m. 1674, Sarah Poore (John1).
2. Matthew, b. at Enon, a. 1648, d. a. 1715, m. 1674, Sarah Noyes (Nicholas), (2) 1703, Jemima French.
-j-3. Mary, b. July 6, 1652, d. 1705, m. 1670, Abraham Adams (Robert1).
4. Nathaniel, b. Sept. 24, 1654, d. 1717, m. 1703, Hannah Goodridge (Jeremiah).
5. A son, b. and d. Nov. 1657.
6. Henry, b. and d. Jan. 1659.
See Adams
Mary2 Pettingill m. Abraham2 Adams.
Abraham Adams m. Anne2 Longfellow.
Anne Adams m. Robert3 Stewart.
Sarah Stewart m. Samuel4 Chase.
Anne Chase m. William5 Bailey.
Rebecca Bailey m. Silas6 Tenney.
William Tenney m. Emeline3 Murray.
Rebecca Tenney m. Marcus7 Preston.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References: — A Pettingell Genealogy, Chas. I. Pettingell, 1906; Essex Institute Collections, 1909; Richard Ingersoll and some of his Descendants, A. W. Greeley, 1909.
PHILLIPS
11. Nicholas1 Phillips, a pioneer at Dedham, Mass., 1636, was one of the men appointed to govern the town, 1636-39. In 1636, he gave to Dedham its first burying ground. He removed to Weymouth, 1648, and to Boston in 1651. A butcher; freeman, 1640. '
He married in Wendover, Eng., 1631, Elizabeth Jenson and he
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married, second, Jan. 4, 1651, Hannah Salter. His will, dated Tune 2, 1671, proved Oct. 2, 1672, mentions daughter Alice Shaw. He died Sept. 1672. His brother Henry of Dedham, died 1686; married, 1639, Elizabeth Brock; (2) 1641, Ann Blunting; (3) 1656, Mary Dwight (John1).
Children : —
Richard, d. 1695, m. a. 1656, Mary Packard (Samuel1), (2) a. 1693, Elizabeth (Edson) Kingman.
-f- Alice, m. 1655, John Shaw (Abraham1).
Experience, b. May 8, 1641, d. 1718, m. 1658, Samuel King.
Caleb, b. Jan. 22, 1644.
Joshua, d. Apr. 1679.
Benjamin, d. 1687, m. Anne - .
Blannah, b. Nov. 25, 1654, in. Ebenezer White (Thomas1) or Thomas Pemberton.
Nicholas, b. May 12, 1660, d. 1661.
Abigail, b. Feb. 20, 1661, was perhaps she who m. John Blanchard. Elizabeth, b. Feb. 24, 1662.
Sarah, bapt. May 6, 1666.
Thomas, b. Oct. 19, 1667.
See Shaw
Alice2 Phillips m. John2 Shaw.
Elizabeth Shaw m. Joseph2 Poole.
Samuel Poole m. Sarah3 Nash.
Sarah Poole m. Jacob5 Ford.
John Ford m. Lydia5 Augur.
John Ford m. Sarah6 Reed.
Mehitable Ford m. Francis7 Bassett.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.s Preston.
References: — Pioneers of Mass., Pope, 1900; Phillips Genealogies, 1885.
PIERCE
11. Richard1 Pierce (Pearse) was born in Bristol, Eng., in 1590, the son of Richard, who was said to have changed the spelling of his name from Percy to Pearse. He came in the ship Lyons from Bristol, his brother, Capt. William Pearse, being master of the ship. He settled in Rowley and was a distinguished
mariner. He married in England, Martha - , about whom we
know no more.
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Children : —
-j-John, b. a. 1610, d. 1661, m. Mary - , (2) wid. Rebecca Wheeler.
Richard, b. 1615, d. 1678, m. 1642, Susanna Wright Samuel.
Hannah.
Martha.
Sarah.
William.
Mary.
10. John2 Pearse, born probably in Bristol, Eng., the son
of Richard and Martha Pearse, married in England, Mary - ,
who died in Boston, July 12, 1647. He married, second, Aug. 10, 1654, Rebecca, widow of Thomas Wheeler of Dorchester. She died Dec. 1647.
He was a cooper. A freeman in Dorchester, 1631, and lived there until 1642, after that in Boston. He died Sept. 17, 1661. His will, dated 1661, gave 20s each to three children “of my
daughter - the wife of Jeremiah Rogers.” It mentioned his
sons, Nehemiah and Samuel, and three daughters, all under eighteen, Mary, Mercy and Exercise.
Children : —
Nehemiah, b. Jan. 17, 1631, m. Phebe Planting, (2) 1684, Anna (Addington) Mosley.
+Mehitable, prob. d. 1678, m. Jeremiah1 Rogers.
Samuel, b. Jan. 14, 1636, d. 1721, m. bef. 1673, Mary - .
Mary, b. Mar. 6, 1638, d. before 1661.
Mercy, b. after 1643, living 1716, m. 1667, Manasses Marston (John).
Exercise, b. after 1643.
Mary, b. after 1643.
See Rogers
Mehitabel3 Pierce m. Jeremiah1 Rogers.
Ichabod Rogers m. Sarah3 Currier.
Hope Rogers m. Esther4 Meachem.
Jethro Rogers m. Hannah4 Holt.
Abijah Rogers m. Polly Wetherbee.
Elam Rogers m. Caroline8 Prentice.
Elvira Rogers m. Charles R.8 Bassett.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
Reference: — Richard Peirce, F. C. Pierce, 1888, p. XI.
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PLUM
14 John Plum (Plumb, Plumbe, Plume, Gtc., the name is spelled in the records in seventeen ways) was of a family of ancient Norman origin. He lived in Topsfield, Co. Essex, Eng. He was born about 1505; married Elizabeth - , about 1529;
died Oct. 1, 1586.
Children : —
+1. Robert, b. a. 1530, d. 1613, m. Elizabeth Purcas, (2) Mrs. Ethel- dred Fuller.
2. John, d. 1569, m. Rose - .
3. Alice, m. - Easterford.
4. Margaret, m. - Edgeley.
5. Daughter.
6. Thomas, d. 1611, m. Elizabeth - .
7. Daughter.
13. Robert Plume, the son of John, born about 1530, mar¬ ried Elizabeth Purcas (or Purchase) ; she died June 25, 1596, and he married, second, Mrs. Ethelred Fuller, who died May, 1615. He owned large tracts of land in many parishes ; lived in Great Yeldham, Eng., where he died May 18, 1613.
Children : —
1. Margaret, m. - Raye.
_ i_2 Robert, b. a. 1558, d. 1628, m. Grace Crackbone.
3. Elizabeth, bapt. Dec. 9, 1560, d. 1611, m. 1581, Richard Symons.
4. Thomas, bapt. Mar. 12, 1563, d. 1615, m. Mary Hammond.
5. Mary, bapt. Oct. 9, 1566, m. - ilbore.
6. Anne, bapt. May 2, 1569, m. 1589, John Sorrell.
7. Edmund, bapt. Sept. 2, 1571, m. Elizabeth Heame.
8. Infant son, d. May 27, 157o.
Second wife’s: —
9. Joseph, bapt. Feb. 25, 1601, d. May, 1602.
12. Robert Plume, “Gentleman,” born about 1558, son of Robert and Elizabeth, was born, married, lived and died in Spaynes Hall, Great Yeldham, Essex Co., Eng. He married Grace Crack- bone (daughter of Roubert) of Great \eldham; she died July 22, 1615. He died Aug. 14, 1628.
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Children : —
1. Robert, bapt. 1587, d. 1657, m. 1616, Frances Gansell, (2) Honor Wolrich.
2. Martha, bapt 1592, d. 1593.
+3. John, bapt. July 28, 1594, d. 1648, m. 1616, Dorothy - .
4. Thomas, b. a. 1596, d. 1599.
5. Mary, b. a. 1598, d. 1599.
6. Etheldred, bapt. Apr. 1, 1599, m. Philip (or Phyllis) Sparrow.
7. Frances, bapt. Nov. 1, 1601, m. John Uptcher.
8. Hannah, bapt. Aug. 26, 1604, m. William Saddler.
11. John1 Plume was bapt. in Great Yeldham, Essex Co., Eng., July 28, 1594, the son of Robert and Grace Plume. He
married about 1616, Dorothy - . In 1634, he was seated in
Ridgewell Hall, where all his children except Dorcas were born. He sold his property in England and bought a ship in which he came to Dorchester, Mass., 1633, and settled in Watertown, but soon went with a party from there to Wethersfield, Conn., where he was one of the first settlers and proprietors in 1636. In 1637 he was one of Capt. Mason’s company of 77 men in the Pequot War, which nearly exterminated the Pequot Indians, and received a grant of land from the colony. He was deputy to Court, 1637, and often until 1644, when he removed to Branford, where he was town clerk until his death, having been elected at the first town meeting. Pie was on the committee to buy corn from the Indians for from four to six shillings a bushel; to mark the boundaries of towns ; to lay out roads, and to improve the land of the plantations. He died July, 1648, at Branford. His widow administered his estate, and was living in 1669. He was a' ship owner and traded up and down the river with the Indians.
Children : —
4-1. Robert, b. Dec. 30, 1617, d. 1655, m. 1642, Mary Baldwin (Sylvester1).
2. John, b. May 27, 1619, m. - Banbury.
3. William, b. May 9, 1621.
4. Ann, b. Oct. 16, 1623.
5. Samuel, b. Jan. 4, 1625, d. 1703, m. - .
6. Dorothea, b. Jan. 16, 1626-7.
7. Elizabeth, b. Oct. 9, 1629.
8. Deborah, b. July 28, 1633.
9. Dorkas, b. Wethersfield, Conn., m. 1654, John Liman (Richard1).
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10. Robert2 Plum, born Ridgewell, Eng., Dec. 30, 1617, the son of John and Dorothy, was one of the original settlers of Mil¬ ford, Conn., in 1639. He married Jan. 9, 1642, Mary Baldwin of Milford, who was born in Aston Clinton, Co. Bucks, Eng., Feb. 19, 1625, the daughter of Sylvester1 and Sarah Baldwin. He died in Milford, May 12, 1655. His widow married Mar. 16, 1676, William East of Milford, his second wife. As he was not a church member he could not be a freeman and help in the government of the colony. His will was probated Dec. 17, 1655.
Children : —
_|_1. Mary, b. Feb. 1645, d. bef. 1686, m. 1668, Matthew Woodruff (Matthew1).
2. John, b. Aug. 12. 1646, d. 1728, m. 1668, Elizabeth Norton (John1).
3. Robert, b. Dec. 21, 1648, d. 1703, m. wid. Ruth (Clark) Fitch.
4. Samuel, b. Dec. 1, 1650, d. inf.
5. Samuel, b. Feb. 16, 1653, d. 1691, m. - .
6. Joseph, b. July 10, 1655, d. young.
See Woodruff
Mary3 Plum m. Matthew2 Woodruff.
Samuel Woodruff m. Mary3 Judd.
Samuel Woodruff m. Elizabeth4 Norton.
Lot Woodruff m. Martha6 Hart.
Dolly Woodruff m. Linus0 North.
Clarissa North m. John Bower6 Preston.
Marcus North Preston m. Rebecca B.8 Tenney.
Annie Rebecca Preston m. Edward M.B Bassett.
References The Plumbs, 1635-1800, H. B. Plumb, 1893; Reed-Edgerton, C. E. Benton, 1912; Society Colonial Wars, 1922.
POOL
10. Edward1 Pool was born in Weymouth, Eng., 1609. He left England on account of religious persecution, and came, aged 26, with Rev. Joseph Hull’s party of 21 families, to Weymouth, Mass., July, 1635, where he became a large land owner, and owned a sawmill. A captain of militia. He married between 1641 and 1645, Sarah Pynney, daughter of John and Jane (Porthesy) Pinney. The names of his children are from his will, dated Aug. 22, 1664, and proved Oct. 26, 1664, between which dates he
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died, at Weymouth. His wife was executrix. In 1645 he gave a letter of attorney to William Pardon to receive a legacy, willed to his wife, Sarah Poole.
Children : —
Samuel, d. 1669, m. Mercy - .
Isaac, b. a. 1650, m. a. 1668, Elishama - .
-j-Joseph, b. a. 1650, d. 1706, m. Elizabeth Shaw (John2).
Benjamin, d. 1676.
John, m. bef. 1679, Elizabeth - , (2) bef. 1687, Joanna Smith.
Sarah, b. July 28, 1661.
Jacob.
9. Captain Joseph2 Poole was born in Weymouth, Mass., about 1650, and lived there all his life. He owned a large amount of land, and a mill, the second in the town, built in 1700. He married Elizabeth Shaw, who was born in Weymouth, Feb. 26, 1656, the daughte of John2 and Alice Shaw. His will was dated April 11, and proved May 16, 1706, between which dates he died. It mentions his wife Elizabeth, three sons and three daughters. His widow married (2) Peter2 Holbrook (1655-1712), his second wife. She married (3) Feb. 26, 1719, Robert Weare. She died at Wrentham, July 28, 1723. Her will, dated Feb. 10, 1719, men¬ tions her sons Joseph, Samuel and Isaac Poole; children of deceased daughter Margaret Torrey; children of Elizabeth Lovell, deceased, and four surviving daughters, naming Abigail Cook and Hannah Holbrook; her son-in-law Peter Holbrook, executor.
Children : —
Elizabeth, b. Dec. 6, 1674, d. before 1719, m. James Lovell (James2).
Susanna, b. Dec. 17, 1679.
Mary, b. Jan. 26, 1681.
Benjamin, b. Feb. 9, 1683, d. 1748, m. 1713, Hannah Whitmarsh, (2) 1742, Elizabeth Shaw.
Margaret, b. Apr. 22, 1688, d. before 1719, m. - Torrey.
+ Samuel, b. a. 1690, d. 1785, m. a. 1710, Sarah Nash (Jacob2).
Joseph, d. 1746, m. Ruth Humphrey.
Abigail, b. June 30, 1690, m. - Cook.
Isaac, d. 1759, m. Mary - , (2) Bethia Beal (Jeremiah4*1).
Hannah, m. Peter Holbrook (Peter2).
8. Samuel3 Poole was born in Weymouth, Mass., about 1690, the son of Joseph2 and Elizabeth Poole. He married, about 1710,
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Sarah Nash, who was born in Weymouth, June 7, 1688, the daughter of Jacob2 and Abigail (Dyer) Nash. He removed to South Abington in 1711, where he was one of the original settlers. He was selectman for 6 years ; the first representative to General Court from Abington, 1735, and several years later. He built and owned a saw mill on Beaver Brook, 1729, and was a citizen highly esteemed. He died 1785, aged 95, in South Abington.
Children : —
Elizabeth, b. Aug. 31, 1711, m. 1728, John Noyes (John3).
Samuel, b. Sept. 18, 1713, d. 1795, m. 1733, Rebecca Shaw (Joshua ). Joseph b. Feb. 11, 1716, was drowned, left 2 daughters, no sons.
+ Sarah, b. Feb. 11, 1718, d. 1788, m. 1733, Jacob5 Ford (Andrew4*2).
See Ford
Sarah4 Poole m. Jacob5 Ford.
John Ford m. Lydia5 Augur.
John Ford m. Sarah6 Reed.
Mehitabel Ford m. Francis7 Bassett.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References M. E. Poole’s History of Edward Poole of Weymouth, 1893; Transcript, Oct. 11, 1926; Sept. 14, 1927; Mar. 19, 1928; May 21, 1928; History of Abington, Hobart, 1866.
PORTER
11. Richard1 Porter was probably son of John Porter of Weymouth, Eng. He came from Weymouth, Eng., with Rev. Joseph Hull’s party of 106 persons to Weymouth, Mass., in 1635. A member of the original church. Freeman, 1653. He had grants of land in Weymouth, 1654, and later. A husbandman,
selectman, and constable. He married Ruth .
His will was dated Dec. 25, 1688, and inventory of his estate made Mar. 6, 1689, between which dates he died. His will men¬ tioned his daughter Mary, wife of John Bicknell; Thomas, son of his deceased son Thomas; his son John; his grandchildren, Ruth Richards and Samuel Bayley.
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Children : —
John, b. 1638, d. 1717, m. 1660, Deliverance Byrum (Nicholas1). 4-Ruth, b. Oct. 3, 1639, m. 1660, Thomas Bailey (Thomas1).
Thomas, b. Mar. 1650, d. 1672, m. .a. 1669, Sarah Vining.
A dau., m. - Richards.
Mary, m. 1658, John Bicknell (Zachary1), his second wife.
See Bailey (Thomas1)
Ruth2 Porter m. Thomas2 Bailey.
Christian Bailey m. Ebenezer3 Whitmarsh.
Marcy Whitmarsh m. Andrew4 Ford.
Jacob Ford m. Sarah4 Poole.
John Ford m. Lydia5 Augur.
John Ford m. Sarah8 Reed.
Mehitable Ford m. Francis7 Bassett.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References : — N. E. Ft. & G. Reg., vol. 46, p. 187 ; Genealogy of Richard Porter, Jos. W. Porter, 1878; Anderson, Savery, etc., Families, H. E. S. Smith, 1902 ; Cutter, New England Families, 1914, vol. 1, p. 103.
PORTER
10. Thomas1 Porter, born in England, came to America and was in Hartford, Conn., 1640. His land joined Stephen1 Hart’s whose daughter Sarah he married Nov. 20, 1644. In 1844, it was still occupied by a descendant, Timothy Porter. They removed to Farmington and joined the church there, 1653, and he was chosen deacon. His will, dated Mar. 1691, mentions his wife Sarah, sons Thomas and Samuel, and dau. Dorothy Porter. He died 1697. His inventory was taken Dec. 13, 1697.
Children : —
Sarah, b. 1646, d. 1725, m. a. 1664, Nathaniel Winchell (Robert1). +Thomas, b. 1648, d. 1711, m. Lois Stanley (Timothy1).
Joanna, b. Oct. 1652, m. 1676, Stephen Taylor (Stephen1).
Dorothy, bapt. Nov. 1654, unm. in 1691, was mentioned in the will of her grandfather, Stephen Hart, 1683.
Samuel, m. - .
Ruth, d. bef. 1750, m. 1687, Samuel Smith, d. 1725 (William1), (2) 1727, Joseph Root.
Rachel, bapt. Dec. 26, 1658, d. 1743, m. 1685, Samuel Cowles (Samuel2).
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BASSETT-PRESTON ANCESTRY
9. Thomas2 Porter, b. 1648, son of Thomas1 and Sarah Porter, married Lois Stanley, who was born Aug. 23, 1645, the daughter of Timothy1 and Elizabeth Stanley of Hartford. He was mentioned in the will of his grandfather, Stephen Hart, in 1683. They lived in Farmington, where he was a deacon, and he died 1711. His will was dated Mar. 28, 1711; before the end it says “At this point Deacon Porter fainted and ceased to live.”
Children : —
Lois, b. 1670, d. 1697, m. a. 1690, Nathaniel Goodwin (Nathaniel2). -j-Timothy, b. Nov. 2, 1672, d. 1743, m. 1697, Susanna Bull (Thomas21).
8. Timothy3 Porter, born Nov. 2, 1672, son of Thomas2 and Lois Porter, married April 22, 1697, Susanna Bull, who was born 1679, the daughter of Thomas2 and Esther (Cowles) Bull of Farmington. She died in 1743. Pie was a deacon in the Farming- ton church; he died Jan. 6, 1743.
Children : —
Timothy, b. Sept. 14, 1702, d. 1780.
Ebenezer, bapt. June 13, 1708, d. 1750, m. 1728, Anna Porter.
-|-Lois, b. July, 1712, d. 1783, m. 1737, Samuel North (John3).
See North
Lois4 Porter m. Samuel4 North.
Samuel North m. Lucy0 Deming.
Linus North m. Dolly6 Woodruff.
Clarissa North m. John B.6 Preston.
Marcus N.7 Preston m. Rebecca8 Tenney.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References: — Memorial History of Hartford County, Trumbull, 1886, p. 255; Boston Transcript, Nov. 8, 1926; Andrews’ New Britain; N. E. H. & G. Reg., vol. 9, p. 54.
PRENCE
11. Thomas Prence, a carriage maker of All Souls, Barking, Gloucestershire, Eng., married Elizabeth Tolderby (daughter of Dr. John Tolderby). He died in 1630.
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Children : —
-(-Thomas, b. 1600, d. 1673, m. 1624, Patience Brewster.
Susanna, unm.
Rebecca, m. Thomas Dipple.
10. Gov. Thomas1 Prence, b. Lechdale, Eng., 1600, came in the ship Fortune to Plymouth, 1621, where he lived until he moved to Duxbury, 1635 ; he moved to Eastham, 1644, and later returned to Plymouth. He married Aug. 5, 1624 — the ninth marriage in the colony — Patience Brewster, who was born in England, dau. of Elder William1 Brewster, and came with her mother, 1623, in the Ann. She died, Plymouth, 1634, and he married, second, Apr. 1, 1635, Mary Collier, who was born in England, dau. of William1 Collier. He married, third, 1662, Apphia, wid. of Samuel1 Free¬ man ; and married, fourth, 1668, Mary, wid. of Thomas1 Howes. She survived him and died in 1695. “His appearance was particu¬ larly dignified and striking. He had a countenance full of majesty, and was therein a terror to evil doers.”
In 1627 he and a half a dozen of the most prominent colonists devised means to bring over more of their friends who had been with them at Leyden. In 1634 he was elected governor of New Plymouth. Having moved from Plymouth to Duxbury he could not be re-elected governor (as the governor had to be from Ply¬ mouth), so he was elected assistant, but in 1638 he was elected governor with permission to live in Duxbury. He was succeeded by William Bradford, who died 1657, and then he was elected governor for the third time and held the office until his death, which occurred Mar. 29, 1673. He was buried in Plymouth. His will, dated Mar. 13, 1673, mentions his wife Mary.
Children : —
Thomas, b. Plymouth, went to Eng. and m. and died there before his father.
Rebecca, d. a. 1649, m. 1646, Edmund Freeman (Edmund1).
Hannah, m. 1649, Nathaniel Mayo (John1), (2) Jonathan Sparrow (Richard1).
-(-Mercy, b. 1630, d. 1711, m. 1649, John Freeman (Edmund1).
Second wife’s : —
Jane, b. Nov. 1, 1637, m. 1660, Mark Snow (Nicholas1).
Mary, m. John Tracy (Stephen1).
Elizabeth, m. 1667, Arthur Howland (Arthur1).
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-f-Sarah, b. a. 1645, d. 1706, m. Jeremiah Howes (Thomas1).
Judith, m. 1665, Isaac Barker, (2) 1691, William Tubbs.
See Howes
Sarah2 Prince m. Jeremiah2 Howes.
Prince Howes m. Dorcas Joyce.
Thomas4 Howes m. Hannah4 Sears.
Thomas3 Howes m. Bathsheba3 Sears.
Deborah Howes m. Lot6 Bassett.
Francis Bassett m. Mehitabel8 Ford.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
See Freeman (Edmund1)
Mercy2 Prince m. John2 Freeman.
Thomas Freeman m. Rebecca3 Sparrow.
Mercy Freeman m. Paul3 Sears.
Thomas4 Howes m. Hannah4 Sears.
Thomas5 Howes m. Bathsheba5 Sears.
Deborah Howes m. Lot6 Bassett.
Francis Bassett m. Mehitabel8 Ford.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References: — Anderson, Savery, etc., Families, H. E. S. Smith, 1902; Munsey-Hopkins Genealogy, 1920; Society Colonial Wars, 1922.
PRENTICE
11. Robert1 Prentice was born in England and married there Elizabeth (?) . He came to America and was a member, 1639, of the First Church in Roxbury, Mass. In 1645, he gave a sub¬ scription for a free school in Roxbury. His brother Thomas, b. 1621, d. 1710, was called the “Trooper.”
Children : —
James, b. a. 1629, d. 1710, m. a. 1655, Susanna Johnson (Edward1). +Thomas, b. a. 1632, d. 1722, m. Rebecca Jackson (Edward1).
An Elizabeth, bapt. Nazing, Eng., Apr. 20, 1635, dau. of Robert and Elizabeth, was possibly of this family.
10. Thomas2 Prentice was born in England, about 1632. He came to Avmerica and with his brother James, in 1657, bought land
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in that part of Cambridge which later became Newton, and they were among the first settlers. He was selectman, 1686, 1690, 1699 and 1700. He was called “Jr.” to distinguish him from his uncle, “Thomas the Trooper.” He married Rebecca Jackson who was born in 1633, and baptized in Whitechapel Parish, London, Oct. 12, 1636 (daughter of Edward1 and Frances Jackson). He died Nov. 6, 1722, aged about 90 years.
Children : —
Ebenezer, a constable, 1687.
Rebecca.
Hannah, m. John Hyde.
Enos, d. bef. 1713, m. a. 1709, Lydia - .
Frances, living 1710, m. 1687, Joseph Palmer (Nehemiah2), 1663-1710. -j- Thomas, b. a. 1669, d. 1724, m. a. 1690, Elizabeth (Bond?).
John, d. 1721, m. 1696, Hannah Osland (Humphrey1), d. 1704, (2) Bethia - .
James, d. 1719, m. 1710, Elizabeth Bartlett (Henry).
Sarah, d. 1713, m. 1707, John Hyde (Job2).
Edward, bapt. 1685, d. 1724, m. 1705, Sarah Osland (Humphrey1).
9. Thomas3 Prentice was born about 1669, in Newton, Mass., the son of Thomas2 and Rebecca (Jackson) Prentice. He married about 1690, Elizabeth (Bond?). He died at Newton Dec. 11, 1724, and his widow was administratrix. “As a family they seemed averse to publicity and did not even record the births and deaths of their children.”
Children : —
-J-l. John, b. Mar. 6, 1691, m. 1715, Elizabeth - .
2. Rebecca, b. Dec. 22, 1693.
3. Ebenezer, b. 1706, m. Elizabeth - .
4. Thomas.
8. John4 Prentice was born in Newton, Mass., Mar. 6, 1691, son of Thomas3 and Elizabeth Prentice. He married, Sept. 29,
1715, Elizabeth - . A husbandman. He moved to Preston,
Conn., and perhaps later to Canterbury, Conn.
Children : —
Mary, b. 1716.
Elizabeth, b. June 29, 1719.
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+ Samuel, b. Nov. 3, 1721, d. 1804, m. 1745, Phoebe (Rist) Draper, (2) Abigail Leland.
John, m. 1756, Mary McLellan, she d. 1771, ae. 38.
Jonah, perhaps he who m. 1754, Elizabeth Smith, (2) 1760, Abigail Cummings.
William, m. Trial Darling.
Rufus.
Dilly, m. - Brown, lived nearly 100 years.
Ebenezer, unm.
7. Samuel5 Prentice was born in Preston, Conn., Nov. 3, 1721, son of John4 Prentice. He lived in Sutton, Mass., where in 15 deeds to him he is called housewright, and husbandman. He was constable and collector of taxes, 1769-1772. He married, Nov. 19, 1745, Phoebe (Rist) Draper of Uxbridge, the daughter of Joseph and Phoebe (Richardson) Rist. She was born in Reading about 1716, and had married, first, Oct. 13, 1739, Samuel Draper (Jonathan-), who died June 12, 1744. The Sutton records say, “the wife of Samuel Prentice died July 25, 1772, ae. about 60, of a languishment.” He married (2) Abigail Leland, daughter of Amariah. She was born 1746.
He died at the home of his daughter, Rhoda Clark, in Stur- bridge, Mass., July, 1804, aged 83. He gave his farm in Sutton to his son, James, and land and a house to each of his grandsons, Calvin and Nahum.
Children : —
TJames, b. July 23, 1746, d. 1837, m. 1770, Sarah (Draper) Whiting.
Second wife’s : —
Rhoda, m. 1799, Erasmus Clark of Sturbridge.
6. Lieut. James6 Prentice was born in Sutton, Mass., July 23, 1746, the son of Samuel5 and Phoebe (Rist) Prentice, and lived in Sutton. He married, Dec. 24, 1770, Sarah (Draper) Whiting, who was born June 5, 1748, at Roxbury, and married (1) at Trinity Church, Boston, Sept. 23, 1767, Nathaniel Whiting (Nathaniel). He died, Roxbury, June 21, 1769, leaving a son Paul, b. 1769. She was the daughter of Moses3 and Mary (Aldis) Draper.
He served in the War of the Revolution. A lieutenant in Capt.
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Mark Chase’s Co. of Sutton. He died in Spencer, Mass., May 20, 1837, aged 91. His wife had died, and was buried at Northbridge, Dec. 8, 1831, aged 85.
Children : —
1. Calvin, b. Jan. 17, 1772, d. 1831, m. a. 1795, Jemima Bundy.
2. Luther, b. July 24, 1774, d. 1777, aged 2*4.
3. Dorcas, b. Feb. 2, 1777, d. 1850, m. 1794, Silas Batchelder.
4. Luke, b. Feb. 11, 1779, m. 1805, Azuba Adams.
5. Levi, b. Dec. 6, 1780, d. 1818, m. 1801, Rachel Darling and brought up his niece Caroline.
+6. Nahum, b. May 8, 1783, m. 1807, Nancy Whipple (John5).
7. Sarah, b. Sept. 8, 1786, m. Joel Wright.
8. Mary, b. Dec. 7, 1790, was living 1882, m. Joseph Martin.
5. Nahum7 Prentice was born in Sutton, May 8, 1783, son of James6 and Sarah Prentice. He married in Sutton, Feb. 15, 1807, Nancy Whipple, daughter of John5 and Eunice (Ellis) Whipple. She was born, Apr. 12, 1781, and died in Northbridge, Feb. 7, 1813. He married, second, July 25, 1813, Asenath Thayer
of Douglas; third, - Jones. He located in Northbridge, 1807,
and his children were all born there. He removed to Cottage Hill, Ind., where he was living on a farm in 1882.
Children : —
+1. Caroline Matilda, b. Dec. 7, 1808, d. 1887, m. 1828, Elam Rogers (Abijah3).
2. Coridon, b. Mar. 15, 1810, m. Sarah P. Palmer.
3. Nancy Whipple, b. Oct. 1, 1812, d. 1836, ae. 23.
See Rogers
Caroline8 Prentice m. Elam6 Rogers.
Elvira Rogers m. Charles R.8 Bassett.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References: — History of Newton, Jackson, 1854; Prentice Family, C. J. F. Binney, 1883 ; Sutton Vital Records.
PRESTON
9. Roger1 Preston was born in England, 1614, and came from London, 1635, “aged 21,” in the Elisabeth and Ann , to Ipswich, Mass. A tanner. He married, 1642, Martha - , who was
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born 1622. He removed to Salem, 1657. Roger sold his house and land in Ipswich and obtained a license to conduct an inn in Salem, 1658; died there Jan. 20, 1666. His widow married, second, May 21, 1666, Nicholas1 Holt (his third wife), of Andover, to which place she took her sons Samuel, Jacob and John Preston. She bound her two older minor sons, Samuel and John, to Stephen and Thomas Johnson. Martha died, Mar. 21, 1703, aged 80, a widow a second time.
Children : —
Thomas, b. 1643, d. 1697, m. 1669, Rebecca Nurse, dau. of the witch¬ craft martyr.
Mary, d. 1684, m. 1670, Nathaniel Ingersoll (John,2 Richard1).
Elizabeth, living 1698, m. 1671, William1 Henfield.
Samuel, b. 1651, d. 1738, m. 1672, Susanna Gutterson (William1), (2) 1713, Mary (Rolandson) Blodgett, dau. of Thomas, wid. of John.
John, b. 165-, m. 1687, Sarah (Gary) Holt, wid. of John2 (Nicholas1).
Jacob, b. 1658, was lost at sea 1679, on a fishing “ketch.” unm. -j-Levi, b. July 16, 1662, d. 1752, m. 1695, Abigail Brooks (Timothy2).
8. Levi2 Preston was born in Salem, Mass., July 16, 1662, and married in Swansea, Oct. 16, 1695, Abigail Brooks, the daughter of Timothy2 and Mary (Russell) Brooks. He went with a colony of Baptists from Swansea, Mass., to West Jersey, and settled in Cohansey, Salem Co., N. J., about 1708. In 1732 he made a grant of land to the township of Fairfield, N. J., where he died Jan. 17, 1752. His gravestone, giving his age as 90 years, is in the old burying ground on the banks of the Cohansey River, below Fairton, N. J., which was formerly New Englandtown. An old family Bible, printed in Oxford, 1749, contains the dates of birth of Levi and his children. His will, dated Feb. 19, 1750, was proved Feb. 4, 1752. His wife died and was buried in Cohansey.
Children : —
1. Levi, b. Mar. 22, 1697, d. 1731, m. Mary - .
2. Martha, b. Apr. 7, 1699, m. Samuel Bennett.
3. John, b. Feb. 26, 1701, d. bef. 1750, m. - .
4. Mary, b. Aug. 14, 1703, m. Nathaniel Bishop.
5. Abigail, b. Feb. 3, 1705, d. Apr. 7, 1782, m. 1723, Benjamin Stratton (Benjamin2).
+6. Isaac, b. Sept. 10, 1707, d. 1749, m. Elizabeth Dare (William21).
7. Freelove, b. June 29, 1714, m. a. 1733, William Dare (William21).
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7. Isaac3 Preston was born in Fairfield, N. J., Sept. 10, 1707, the son of Levi2 and Abigail (Brooks) Preston. He married Elizabeth Dare, daughter of William2. His will, dated Dec. 16, 1748, was probated Feb. 19, 1749, and named his wife executor. She married, second, Jehial Wheeler (license dated Dec. 9, 1751) ; he died 1759, and she survived him. Isaac3 and Levi2, his father, Col. Isaac4, his son, Isaac5, his grandson, and many of their descendants are buried together in the old Fairfield burying ground, Cumberland Co., N. J. “Muscatoes curtains and muskete nett” were necessities in New Jersey at that time.
Children : —
Levi, b. 1732, d. 1790, m. Dedamia - .
-f-Isaac, b. Nov. 20, 1735, d. 1777, m. Hannah Bower (Ebenezer3).
Elizabeth, m. 1761, Abraham Dubois.
William.
John.
Joseph.
6. Col. Isaac4 Preston, born in Fairfield, N. J., Nov. 20, 1735, son of Isaac3, lived in Fairfield, and was married there to Hannah Bower, who was born in Fairfield, Mar. 20, 1737, the daughter of Ebenezer3 and Priscilla Bower. He was ordained an elder in the Fairfield church, Feb. 14, 1771. He was a private in Capt. Allen’s Co. of State troops of New Jersey; appointed colonel of First Battalion, Cumberland Co., N. J., troops, Feb. 4, 1777; served under Washington during the memorable compaign of 1776. His regiment was in service in the northern part of the state, where he died in camp in Somerset Co., Mar. 5, 1777, as a result of exposure during the marches following the battles of Trenton and Princeton. His will, dated 1-8-1775, appoints his wife executor, and mentions his new cedar log house, and leaves legacies to his three sons and five daughters — all minors. Theo- dotia who was born later was not mentioned. His widow, Hannah, mentions all nine children in her will dated Jan. 12, 1782, probated Mar. 1, 1782, between which dates she died of small pox at Fairfield. She named her brother John Bower, and son-in-law Ephraim Newcomb, executors.
Children : —
1. Bathsheba, b. Oct. 14, 1757, m. a. 1778, Ephraim Newcomb (d.
1795), (2) 1811, James Diament.
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2. Hannah, b. May 22, 1759, d. 1835, m. 1782, Ezekiel Foster.
3. Elizabeth, b. Mar. 15, 1762, m. Carl Whitecar.
4. Priscilla, b. July 30, 1763, m. 1784, Jeremiah Foster.
5. Isaac, b. Apr. 26, 1765, d. 1799, m. a. 1785, Lovice Daniels.
-f-6. John Bower, b. Oct. 3, 1770, d. 1813, m. 1799, Polly Haven (Asa ).
7. David, b. Nov. 29, 1772, d. Nov. 17, 1800.
8. Ruth, b. Aug. 29, 1774, m. bef. 1797, John Elmer.
9. Theodotia, b. May 21, 1776, d. 1795, m. William Williams.
5. Rev. John Bower5 Preston was born in Fairfield, N. J., Oct. 3, 1770, the son of Col. Isaac4 and Hannah (Bower) Preston. “He began life in a feeble state and for six months continued to languish, and wholly lost the sight of one eye.” He was left fatherless at seven, and motherless at twelve, and used all his inheritance in his education. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, in 1793, taught two years, then studied theology with the celebrated Dr. Emmons of Franklin, Mass., as this was before the days of theological seminaries. In 1798 he went to his first and only pastorate at Rupert, Vt., where he died Feb. 21, 1813, aged 42. He was married at Franklin, Mass., Jan. 6, 1799, to Polly Haven, who was born Dec. 15, 1776, the daughter of Asa4 and Eunice (Aldis) Haven.
“He was a good classical scholar, a frank and hearty friend. His peculiar characteristics were system, energy and perseverance. He was kind, affable and obliging, punctual, modest and had a high sense of duty, a beloved and successful pastor” (extracts from a sketch of his life printed at the time of his death). His widow married, second, 1816, Deacon James Fisher of Francestown, N. H., born 1750, son of Samuel1 Fisher of Londonderry, N. H., who died Aug. 15, 1840. They had one child, Isaac Preston Fisher, born Mar. 14, 1820, d. Dec. 1896. She died at the home of her daughter Mrs. Harvey D. Smith, Gouverneur, N. Y.,
Mar. 23, 1848.
Children : —
1. Mary Haven, b. Dec. 10, 1800, d. Dec. 10, 1884, m. 1822, Harvey D.
Smith, as 2d wife.
+2. John Bower, b. Dec. 29, 1802, d. 1877, m. 1831, Mary W-hedon,
(2) 1833, Clarissa North.
3. Nathaniel Ogden, b. Dec. 22, 1804, d. a. 1867, m. 1835, Charlotte S.
Whedon (Capt. David).
4. Julia Richards, b. Feb. 19, 1807, d. Jan. 23, 1887, m. 1835, Rev.
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George S. Wilson (d. 1841) (Robert), m. (2) 1847, Abijah Crane of Clinton, N. Y. He d. 6 wks. later.
5. Hannah Maria, b. Dec. 12, 1808, d. Jan. 8, 1839, m. 1833, Rev. Stephen Johnson (Stephen) and they &t once went as missionaries to Bangkok, Siam. None of her three children survived her. Her health failed and they returned, but she died soon after landing in Philadelphia. Mr. Johnson m. (2) 1840, Mary Fowler, d. 1841, (3) 1849, Caroline Selmer. In 1847 he went from Siam to Foochow, China, the first missionary there of the American Board. In 1852 his health failed and he returned home.
4. Rev. John Bower6 Preston, born in Rupert, Vt., Dec. 29, 1802, son of John Bower5 and Polly Preston, was graduated from Middlebury College, 1827, and Auburn (N. Y.) Theological Sem¬ inary, 1830. He married, June 7, 1831, Mary Whedon, dau. of Capt. David Whedon of Hebron, N. Y. ; she died Aug. 4, 1832. He married, second, at Farmington, Conn., Clarissa North, who was born Aug. 15, 1811, daughter of Linus6 and Dolly (Wood¬ ruff) North. He preached as a Home Missionary at Ripley, N. Y., 1830-33; Lodi (now Gowanda), N. Y., 1833-37; Attica, N. Y., 1837-44; Byron, N. Y., 1844-48; Berlin, Wis., 1849-59; Oconomowoc, Wis., 1859-61 ; Omro, Wis., 1861-65 ; Cape Vin¬ cent, N. Y., 1865-68; Woodville, N. Y., 1868-73; Manlius, N. Y., 1873-76. He had a stroke of paralysis in the pulpit one Sunday in Jan. 1876, after which he never preached. He died at the home of his son Deming, Oct. 17, 1877, in Chicago. His widow died at Hinsdale, Ill., Nov. 26, 1896, and they are buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Chicago. He was sympathetic, gentle and lovable, very fond of music. He helped build several churches, and in some of his parishes a parsonage also.
Children : —
1. John Bower, b. July 7, 1832, d. Dec. 26, 1898, m. 1857, Mrs. Jennie (Gallagher) Forward.
Second wife’s: —
+2. Marcus North, b. July 1, 1835, d. 1904, m. 1862, Rebecca B. Tenney (William7).
3. Lewis Ogden, b. Aug. 20, 1837, d. in Civil War, Feb. 18, 1865, unm.
4. Edward Dwight, b. June 7, 1840, d. July 4, 1897, m. 1863, Ellen C. Brunson.
5. Anna Maria, b. Jan. 31, 1842, d. Dec. 27, 1920, m. 1868, Eli Carlos Kelsey (Eli).
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6. Deming Haven, b. Dec. 2, 1845, d. July 16, 1919, m. 1869, Ella C. Mendsen (William).
3. Rev. Marcus North7 Preston was born at Go wanda, N. Y., July 1, 1835, the son of John Bower6 and Clarissa (North) Preston. He studied at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1853-56; was graduated from Williams College, 1859; studied one year at Union Seminary, New York City, and then at Auburn (N. Y.) Theological Seminary, 1860-62. He married, May 12, 1862, at Chester, N. H., Rebecca Bailey Tenney, who was born in Chester, Oct. 4, 1835, the daughter of William7 and Emeline (Murray) Tenney.
His first pastorate was in Skaneateles, N. Y., from May, 1862, to Dec. 1884, when he accepted a call to the Presbyterian Church in Bath, N. Y. In Jan. 1896, he became pastor of the Congrega¬ tional Church in Hinsdale, Ill., and died there Dec. 24, 1904. His widow moved to Brooklyn, N. Y., where she died Mar. 7, 1921. They are both buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Chicago.
Children : —
Mary Isabella, b. Oct. 1, 1863.
-f- Annie Rebecca, b. May 12, 1865, m. May 14, 1890, Edward M. Bassett (Charles R.8).
See Bassett
References : — Descendants of Roger Preston, C. H. Preston, Essex Inst., 1925-6; Ogden-Preston Genealogy, B. S. Ogden, 1914; Family Records.
RAINS FORD
10. Edward1 Rainsford (Raynesford), born about 1609, Stanerton, Eng., came about 1630 from England to Boston, where he was an elder of the first church. Freeman, 1637. He
married Mary - , who died June, 1632; he married, second,
about 1633, Elizabeth Dillie (or Dilloe), born 1607, died Nov. 16, 1688. He died Aug. 18, 1680. Both are buried in Kings Chapel burying ground, Boston. His will, dated Aug. 3, 1680, proved Aug. 28, mentions “my daughter Mary Parcyval.” He bequeathed Rayneford Island, and other lands, vessels, etc. A merchant. He deposed, 1671, he was aged about 60 years.
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Children : —
1. Josiah, b. June 1, 1632, d. Sept. 1632.
-j-2. Mary, b. June 1, 1632, d. 1694, m. a. 1652, William2 Bassett, (2) 1671, James1 Percival.
Second wife’s: —
3. John, b. June 30, 1634, d. 1698, m. a. 1660, Susanna Vergoose
(Peter), d. a. 1681, (2) Sarah - .
4. Jonathan, bapt. Oct. 30, 1636, d. 1671, m. 1656, Mary Sunderland (John1).
5. Ranis, b. June 4, 1638, d. 1691, m. 1655, Josiah Belcher.
6. Nathan, b. July 24, 1641, d. before 1680, m.‘ Mary Allen (Capt. John1).
7. David, b. Sept. 1, 1644, d. 1691, m. Abigail - , (2) Hannah
Griggs.
8. Solomon, b. Oct. 17, 1646, m. Priscilla Getchell.
9. Elizabeth, b. Feb. 18, 1649, d. 1688, m. William Greenough (2d wife).
10. Hannah, bapt. Jan. 16, 1651.
11. Ann, bapt. Feb. 1, 1652, m. Samuel Hough.
12. Edward, bapt. Oct. 15, 1654, m. Huldah - .
See Bassett
Mary2 Rainsford m. William2 Bassett.
William Bassett m. Rachel Willison.
William Bassett m. Abigail3 Bourne.
Elisha Bassett m. Ruhama3 Jennings.
Lot Bassett m. Deborah6 Howes.
Francis Bassett m. Mehitabel® Ford.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References: — Pope’s Pioneers of Mass., 1900; Savage’s Gen. Diet.
REED
12. Matthew Reed married Alice Ward.
11. William Reed married Lucy Henage.
10. William1 Reed was born in England in 1605. He sailed from England, July 26, 1635, on the Assurance, and went to Wey¬ mouth. Freeman, 1635. He is probably the one who was mar¬ ried Oct. 26, 1635, to Avis Chapman or Chipman at Long Sutton,
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Somersetshire. She was born in England, 1616. He was the first representative from Weymouth, Sept. 1636. He was a repre¬ sentative when the General Court of Massachusetts, Oct. 28, 1636, agreed to “give £400 towards a schoale or colledge.” Nov. 15, 1637, it was voted “The Colledge is ordered to be at Newetowne.” Mar. 13, 1638-9, “It was ordered that the colledge agreed upon to bee built at Cambridg shalbee called Harvard Colledge.” He was prominently identified with the affairs of the new colony. Was “Townsman,” Nov. 1651. He died before 1659, as in Feb. .1659, widow Avis Reed was granted a garden plot, and in 1663 another lot of 10 acres.
Children : —
Margaret, b. Jan. 20, 1637, d. July 6, 1659, m. 1657, John Vining.
Hannah, b. 1637, m. 1658, Nicholas Whitmarsh (John1).
-f William, b. Oct. 15, 1639, d. 1706, m. 1675, Esther Thompson (John1).
Esther, b. May 8, 1641.
Ruth, b. 1642, d. 1683, m. 1662, John Whitman.
Thomas, b. 1645, d. 1719, m. 1670, Sarah Bicknell (John).
Mary, b. 1647, d. 1655, unm.
John, b. 1649, d. 1720, m. Bethia Frye (George1).
James, d. 1726, m. 1683, Susanna Richmond (John).
9. William2 Reed was born in Weymouth, Mass., Oct. 15, 1639, the son of William1 and Avis Reed. He married in 1675, Esther Thompson, born Middleborough, July 28, 1652, daughter of John1 and Mary (Cook) Thompson. In 1675 he was constable, which was the principal officer of the town at that time. Select¬ man, 1681, 1686, 1687 and 1696, and an extensive dealer in land. A dam that he built across the river between 1680-90 was still there in 1902. In 1688 he was one of five who agreed to ring the bell and sweep the meeting house for one year “for fortie shill¬ ings.” He was a private in Lieut. Edward Oakes Co., in King Philip’s War, 1676 ; representative to General Court. His will was dated Oct. 26, 1705, and proved Sept. 12, 1706; he and his wife both died between those dates at Weymouth.
Children : —
Mercy, m. a. 1698, Nicholas Whitmarsh (Nicholas2).
John, b. Oct. 21, 1680, d. inf.
+ William, b. May 24, 1682, d. June 3, 1753, m. 1703, Alice Nash (Jacob2).
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Esther, m. 1707, Joseph Allen.
John, b. July 10, 1687, m. Sarah Hersey, (2) 1714, Mary Whitmarsh (Ebenezer3).
Mary, was unm. Oct., 1705.
Jacob, b. Nov. 6, 1691, d. 1766, m. a. 1717, Sarah Hersey, (2) 1733, wid. Hannah Noyes.
Bashua (Bathsheba) m. Nicholas Porter (John2).
Sarah, b. Mar. 21, 1694, m. 1714, Hezekiah King.
8. Captain William3 Reed was born in Weymouth, Mass., May 24, 1682, the son of William2 and Esther Reed. He married, 1703, Alice Nash, who was born in Weymouth, Mar. 24, 1685, the daughter of Jacob2 and Abigail Dyer Nash. He removed from Weymouth to Abington, 1708, and at the first town meeting held in Abington he was chosen selectman, and in 1712 town clerk.
His wife died in Abington, Dec. 5, 1751, and he died June 3, 1753. Rev. Mr. Dodge of Abington wrote in his diary, “I attended the funeral of aged Captain Reed, the largest I have ever seen in town. Ten, at least, of his descendants have been liberally educated/'
Children, all but first two born in Abington : —
Alice, b. Oct. 19, 1703, d. Oct. 24, 1703.
William, b. Dec. 15, 1704, d. Nov. 1724.
Obadiah, b. Mar. 14, 1707, d. 1753, m. 1731, Mary Nash (James21). -{-Ebenezer, b. July 13, 1709, d. 1790, m. 1732, Hannah Thompson (Jacob2).
Alice, b. Apr. 4, 1711, d. Sept. 1724.
Daniel, b. Sept. 6, 1713, d. Apr. 1781, m. 1739, Ruth White, (2) 1776, Sarah Hamlyn.
James, b. Mar. 3, 1716, d. 1762, m. 1739, Abigail Nash (James21).
* Solomon, b. Oct. 22, 1719, d. 1785, m. 1748, Abigail Stoughton, (2) Sarah Reed, wid. of Elijah.
Jacob, b. a. 1721, untraced.
Moses, b. Jan. 15, 1723, d. 1771, m. a. 1750, Phoebe.
Alice, b. Apr. 19, 1725, m. 1748, Jacob Reed.
7. Ebenezer4 Reed was born in Abington, Mass., July 13, 1709, son of William3 and Alice (Nash) Reed. Lived in Abing¬ ton. He married, Feb. 21, 1732, Hannah Thompson, who was born at Middleborough, Mar. 9, 1709, daughter of Jacob2 and Abigail (Wadsworth) Thompson. She died Nov. 27, 1787, and he died April 16, 1790. He was called captain in the Abington
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Records of Deaths. His will, dated April 14, 1790, bequeathed rights in his mill to his “three children Barnabas, David and Abigail Dyer.”
Children : —
1. Ebenezer, b. Dec. 11, 1733, d. June 1740.
2. William, b. Oct. 28, 1735, m. 1759, Ruth Shaw.
3. Ichabod, b. Apr. 26, 1738, d. in French and Indian War, 1755.
4. David, b. July 9, 1740, d. 1808, m. 1762, Mercy Ford, (2) 1788, Hannah (Reed) Bates.
5. Jonathan, b. July 9, 1740, d. 1769, m. 1763, Mary Tirrel.
6. Paul, b. Mar. 3, 1743, d. June 4, 1743.
7. Silas, b. Mar. 3, 1743, d. Aug. 3, 1797, m. Rebecca - , (2)
Mary - .
8. Abigail, b. Apr. 10, 1745, m. 1766, Jacob Dyer (Christopher).
-f-9. Barnabas, b. Apr. 5, 1748, d. 1796, m. 1774, Silence Sprague (Joshua4).
10. Ebenezer, b. Dec. 18, 1751, d. July 12, 1764.
6. Barnabas5 Reed was born in Abington, Apr. 5, 1748, the son of Ebenezer4 and Hannah Reed. He married, April 20, 1774, at Abington, Silence Sprague who was born Aug. 8, 1755, at Abington, daughter of Joshua4 and Elizabeth (Keen) Sprague. He died March 24, 1796, at Abington, and after his death his widow moved to Plainfield.
Children : —
1. Polly, b. Mar. 6, 1775, m. 1796, Oliver Tirrell.
-j-2. Sarah, b. Oct. 14, 1776, d. 1842, m. 1799, John Ford (John6).
3. Meriam, b. Oct. 1, 1778, d. ae. 6 days.
4. Barnabas, b. May 22, 1780, d. 1835, unm.
5. Wealthy, b. Mar. 9, 1782, d. 1831.
6. William, b. May 6, 1783, d. 1860, m. 1814, Lovisa Beals (Robert).
7. Elizabeth, b. Dec. 23, 1785, d. 1849, m. 1802, Joseph Beals.
8. Joshua, b. Mar. 6, 1788, d. 1835, m. 1817, Susanna Noyes (Jona¬ than).
9. Annis, b. 1790, m. Benjamin Towne.
See Ford
Sarah6 Reed m. John7 Ford.
Mehitabel Ford m. Francis7 Bassett.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References: — Reed Genealogy, John L. Reed, 1901; Abington Vital Records; Weymouth Vital Records.
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RICHARDSON
11. Thomas Richardson of Standon, later of Westmill, Herts, Eng., married Aug. 24, 1590, Catherine Duxford of West- mill. She died and was buried Mar. 10, 1631, and he was buried Jan. 8, 1633, at Westmill, Eng. His will, probated July 31, 1634, mentions wife Catherine, children John, James and Thomas, and son Samuel, executor.
Children : —
1. Elizabeth, bapt. Jan. 13, 1593, d. 1630, m. May 1, 1617, Francis Wiman.
2. John, bapt. Nov. 7, 1596.
3. James, bapt. Apr. 6, 1600.
4. Ezekiel, b. 1602, d. 1648, m. Susanna Bradford, she m. (2) 1651, Henry1 Brooks.
5. Samuel, bapt. Dec. 22, 1602 or 4, d. 1658, m. a. 1633, Joanna - .
6. Margaret, bapt. Apr. 19, 1607.
+7. Thomas, bapt. July 3, 1608, d. 1651, m. a. 1635, Mary - .
10. Thomas1 Richardson, son of Thomas and Catherine Richardson, was baptized in Westmill, Herts, Eng., July 3, 1608.
He married in England, about 1635, Mary - , and came to
Charlestown, Mass., 1635. Mary was admitted to the Charles¬ town church in 1636, and Thomas in 1637. He was freeman, 1638, in Charlestown. He and his brothers, Ezekiel and Samuel, helped form the new town of Woburn, just off from Charlestown, and a church there in 1641. He and his brothers lived on the street which was named for them Richardson’s Row. He died in Woburn, Aug. 28, 1651. His widow married, second, Oct. 26, 1655, Michael2 Bacon (his second wife), and died May 19, 1670. Michael married, third, in 1670, Mary Haines, widow of Thomas Noyes.
Children, first two born in Charlestown, the rest in Woburn: —
1. Mary, bapt. Nov. 17, 1638, m. 1655, John1 Baldwin.
2. Sarah, bapt. Nov. 22, 1640, d. 1694, m. 1660, Michael Bacon (Michael1).
4-3. Isaac, b. May 14, 1643, d. 1689, m. 1667, Deborah Fuller (Thomas1).
4. Thomas, b. Oct. 4, 1645, d. 1721, m. 1670, Mary Stimson, (2) 1690, Sarah, wid. of Thomas Patten.
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5. Ruth, b. Apr. 14, 1647, prob. the dau. who m. Thomas2 Fuller (Thomas1).
6. Phebe, b. Jan. 24, 1649, perhaps she who m. Caleb Simonds (William1).
7. Nathaniel, b. Jan. 2, 1651, d. 1714, m. Mary - .
9. Isaac2 Richardson was born in Woburn, Mass., May 14, 1643, son of Thomas1 and Mary Richardson. He married, June 19, 1 667, Deborah Fuller, who was born in Woburn, May 12, 1650, the daughter of Thomas1 and Elizabeth (Tidd) Fuller. He lived on Richardson’s Row on the east side of Woburn. His will, dated Feb. 28, 1689, mentions his wife Deborah, five sons and four daughters, all minors. He died April 2, 1689. His widow mar¬ ried - Shaw.
Children : —
1. Jonathan, b. Dec. 12, 1669, m. Alary Isaac.
2. Deborah, b. Jan. 22, 1672.
3. Joseph, b. June 25, 1674, prob. he who m. 1695, Anna Knight.
4. Benjamin, b. June 25, 1674, d. 1728, m. 1700, Lydia (Draper) (Scott) Whittemore.
5. Alary or Atercy, b. Oct. 27, 1676, d. 1678.
6. David, b. Feb. 4, 1679, d. 1748, m. Rebecca.
+7. Phebe, b. Feb. 14, 1681, d. 1739, m. 1703, Joseph Rist (Nicholas1).
8. Alary, b. July 14, 1683, m. - King.
9. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 8, 1685.
10. Edward, b. Feb. 2, 1688.
See Rist
Phebe3 Richardson m. Joseph2 Rist.
Phoebe (Rist) Draper m. Samuel5 Prentice.
James Prentice m. Sarah4 (Draper) Whiting.
Nahum Prentice m. Nancy6 Whipple.
Caroline Prentice m. Elam6 Rogers.
Elvira Rogers m. Charles R.8 Bassett.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References: — The Richardsons of Westmill, Eng., W. K. Watkins, 1903; Richardson Alemorial, J. A. Vinton, 1876; Transcript, Apr. 18, 1928.
RIST
9. Nicholas1 Rist (Risse or Rice) was in Boston, Mass., Sept. 1648, and was apparently from Walden, Essex Co., Eng., as
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in Sept. 1648, he gave Peter Gardiner power of attorney to collect from the executor of Thomas Rice of -Walden, Eng., a legacy due him, and also anything due him by the deaths of his brothers and sisters. In Oct. 1648, he gave power of attorney to Gardiner to collect another legacy of £10 from the estate of Richard Rice, shoemaker of Kelton, in Suffolk, Eng. As he was old enough to execute legal papers he must have been born before 1628. He appears later at Noodle’s Island, Lynn, Boston, Andover in 1662, and Reading, calling himself LeRisse, Rist and Rice at various times. The family is said to have come to England from Wales, in 1599, where the name was spelled Rhys.
Philip Risse, Rich or LeRisse, a tailor of Boston, who died in 1664, may have been a relative. A Nicholas Rist of Wenham, Philip Rist of Sudbury, 1712, Thomas Rist of Reading, John Rich of Reading, 1700, and Mary Rish, who joined the church in Read¬ ing in 1700, had family names and were probably related to him.
Nicholas married, about 1671, Sarah (Clark) Davis, who was born in England before 1633, daughter of William Clark, and widow of George Davis, a sea captain of Lynn, who had died in 1667. Sarah had had Hannah, born 1648, and five other children by her first husband. June 1, 1692, Sarah Rist was accused of witchcraft, with Lydia and Sarah Dustin, and imprisoned for five months. In October her husband petitioned court for her release, calling her “aged and decrepit” and saying he had been her hus¬ band for the past twenty years. They were later released and not brought to trial. Mar. 23, 1694, Nicholas and wife Sarah deeded eighteen acres in Reading to their dutiful son, Joseph Rist, to be helpful to them in their old age. Sept. 20, 1697, Sarah made her will, leaving legacies to her Davis children. She does not bequeath to Nicholas, nor call herself “widow,” but “wife” of Nicholas Rist.
Children : —
-{-Joseph, b. a. 1673, d. 1740, m. 1703, Phoebe Richardson.
Perhaps others.
8. Joseph2 Rist, born in Reading, Mass., about 1673, the son of Nicholas and Sarah Rist, married at Woburn, May 20, 1703, Phoebe Richardson, who was born in Woburn, Feb. 14, 1681, the daughter of Isaac2 and Deborah (Fuller) Richardson.
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In 1734 he sold his Reading property to his brother-in-law Jacob Richardson and removed to Uxbridge, where he died April 19, 1740. Phoebe joined the church in Reading in 1720, and in Uxbridge, 1737, and died there Feb. 6, 1739.
Children : —
Joseph, b. Reading, May 6, 1707.
Thomas, b. June 23, 1710, d. 1783, m. 1735, Mary Fowler, d. 1736, (2) 1739, Sarah Goodwin.
Daughter, b. and d. same day.
-(-Phoebe, b. 1716, d. 1772, m. 1739, Samuel Draper, (2) Samuel Prentice.
Elizabeth, b. Apr. 16, 1723.
See Prentice
Phoebe3 Rist m. Samuel5 Prentice.
James Prentice m. Sarah4 (Draper) Whiting.
Nahum Prentice m. Nancy6 Whipple.
Caroline Prentice m. Elam6 Rogers.
Elvira Rogers m. Charles R.8 Bassett.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References Reading Records; Uxbridge Records; Transcript, Aug. 11, 1920, Sept. 8, 1920, April 28, 1926.
ROGERS
9. Jeremiah1 Rogers, whose parents are not known, was one of the first settlers of Lancaster, Mass. He married Mehitabel Pierce, daughter of John and Mary Pierce. She was born prob¬ ably in Dorchester, and probably about 1630, as she had three chil¬ dren to whom her father left legacies in his will in 1661. When Indians, in Feb. 1676, burned all the buildings in Lancaster except the church and one house, all the inhabitants who were not killed or captured fled to Dorchester. Among the refugees were Jeremiah and his family, and he died there Sept. 26, 1676, probably in the small pox epidemic which had broken out. Lancaster records say Abiah Rogers, widow of Jeremiah, died at Dorchester, Jan. 10, 1678. She and two of her daughters, Abigail and Bathsheba, died of small pox the same month. As the birth and death records of
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their children in Lancaster all read child ‘‘of Jeremiah Rogers and Abiah his wife,” that must have been ahother name for Mehitabel.
Jeremiah Rogers of Salem, wheelwright, Ichabod of Lancaster, cordwainer, and Jehoshaphat of Topsfield, tailor, conveyed their interest in lands of their father, Jeremiah Rogers of Lancaster, to Edward Phelps, May 12, 1710.
Samuel Trescott and Margaret, his wife, one of the daughters of Jeremiah Rogers, late of Lancaster, deceased, convey to Edward Phelps, land purchased of Abiah Warren of Boston, widow, one other daughter of said Jeremiah Rogers, May 21, 1710 (Middle¬ sex Co. Deeds, vol. 15, p. 261).
Children, except the first, from Lancaster records : —
Jeremiah, m. 1672, Dorcas - .
Margaret, bapt. Apr. 1653, living 1710, m. Samuel Trescott (William1).
Mehitable, b. Oct. 6, 1658, d. Nov. 20, 1660.
-j-Ichabod, b. Nov. 9, 1659, m. 1689, Sarah Currier (Samuel2).
Jehosaphat, b. Oct. 4, 1663, d. after 1710.
Abyah, b. July 6, 1666, d. after 1710, m. - Warren.
Bathsheba, b. Jan. 6, 1667, d. Jan. 1, 1678.
Hittabel, b. Oct. 1, 1667, perhaps should be 1662 as a dau. Hittabel d.
Nov. 7, 1662.
Susanna, b. Nov. 2, 1673.
8, Ichabod2 Rogers was born at Lancaster, Nov. 9, 1659, bapt. May 27, 1660, son of Jeremiah and Mehitabel (Pierce) Rogers. He married in Haverhill, Jan. 13, 1689, Sarah Currier, who was born in Bradford, the daughter of Samuel2 and Mary (Hardy) Currier. He was living in Lancaster, 1710, a cord¬ wainer. He died later and his widow had married Amos Single¬ tary, before 1724.
Child, recorded as a daughter in Haverhill Vital Records, prob¬ ably error of clerk : —
-f-Hope, b. Mar. 28, 1690, m. 1715, Esther Meachem (Jeremiah3).
7. Hope3 Rogers, born in Haverhill, Mass., Mar. 28, 1690, son of Ichabod2 and Sarah (Currier) Rogers, married Nov. 14, 1715, Esther Meachem, who was born, 1694, daughter of Jeremiah3 and Deborah (Brown) Meachem. He bought land in Mansfield, Windham Co., Conn., June 5, 1713, 100 acres for 115 pounds sterling, and lived in Mansfield.
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Children from Windham Co. records : —
1. Joseph, b. Aug. 5, 1716, d. inf.
2. Ismael, b. July 7, 1717.
3. Ichabod, b. Jan. 19, 1719, d. 1800, m. 1743, Priscilla Holt (George3).
4. Josiah, b. Oct. 7, 1720, d. 1815, m. 1743, Hannah Ford.
+5. Jethro, b. Apr. 14, 1722, m. 1747, Hannah Holt (George3).
6. Jeduthan, b. Feb. 16, 1724, d. 1800, m. 1747, Anna Farnham, d. 1762, (2) 1763, Hannah Knight, d. 1771, (3) 1772, Eunice (Putnam) Burgess.
7. Sarah, b. Feb. 21, 1726, m. 1744, Robert Green.
8. Mary, b. Oct. 6, 1727.
9. Joel, b. Oct. 14, 1729, d. 1823, m. Sarah Webber, (2) 1818, Ruth White.
10. Ruth, b. Aug. 23, 1732.
6. Jethro4 Rogers was born in Mansfield, Conn., Apr. 14, 1722. He lived in Stafford, Conn. He married, Oct. 8, 1747, Hannah Holt, who was born in Hampton, Conn., Mar. 11, 1730, the daughter of George3 and Mary (Bixbee) Rogers. His brothers Ichabod and Joel went to Wales, Mass., from Windham, Conn., 1748. A manuscript book “History, Genealogy and Biography of the Town of Wales” (until 1828 called South Brimfield), by Absalom Gardner, 1873, now in possession of town clerk of Wales, says, on page 12, Abijah was a son of Jethro Rogers (a brother of Ichabod and Joel).
Children : —
Oliver, b. Apr. 14, 1748.
Bixbee, b. Dec. 18, 1749, d. inf.
-j- Abijah, b. 1766, d. 1847, m. 1791, Polly Wetherbee (William).
5. Abijah5 Rogers was born in 1766, the son of Jethro4 and Hannah (Holt) Rogers of Stafford, Conn., where he continued living. He married, Jan. 13, 1791, Polly Wetherbee, who was born in Attleboro, Mass., 1770, the daughter of William and Parthene (Willard) (Lane) Wetherbee of Wales, Mass. She died, June 7, 1806, of typhoid fever, according to family tradition, and he married, second, Mariam Brackett, who survived him. He died in Southbridge, Mass., Jan. 11, 1847. He was a corporal.
Names of the children are from a Bible of Louisa Rogers Briggs. Record of birth of children of second wife are from
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Dudley, Mass., records. Tombstone inscriptions from Pratt Neighborhood Cemetery, Southbridge. *
In Memory of Mrs Polly Rogers Wife of
Mr Abijah Rogers Deceas’d June 7th 1806 In her 36 year
Meriam Wife of Abijah Rogers Died Dec. 14. 1869 AE 84 yrs
Abijah Rogers Died
Jan 11. 1847 AE 81
Farewell dear father we bid adieu
To this your lifeless clay Your body to the grave we give Till that great rising day
Children : —
1. William, b. Sept. 18, 1791, d. Oct. 1792.
2. David, b. Mar. 3, 1793, d. 1841.
3. Sally, b. Nov. 8, 1794, d. 1853, m. John Stone.
4. Polly, b. Mar. 10, 1797, d. 1841, m. Baker Batcheler.
+5. Elam, b. Sept. 23, 1801, d. 1887, m. 1828, Caroline Prentice (Nahum7).
6. Jonathan Holt, b. Sept. 5, 1803, ran away to sea, d. y., unm.
Second wife: —
7. Adeline Miranda, b. June 20, 1807, d. 1887, m. - Prince.
8. Eli Oliver, b. Jan. 14, 1809, d. 1879.
9. Ichabod Brackett, b. Jan. 17, 1811, d. 1881.
10. Louisa Underwood, b. Apr. 19, 1813, d. 1904, m. - Briggs.
11. Hannah Holt, b. June 13, 1815, d. 1850.
12. William Wetherbee, b. Oct. 3, 1820, d. 1903.
13. Cornelia Martin, b. Mar. 3, 1823, d. 1896, m. - Burleigh.
4. Elam6 Rogers was born in South Brimfield, Mass., Sept. 23, 1801, the son of Abijah and Polly (Wetherbee) Rogers. From 10 to 21 years of age he lived with a farmer in South Brimfield whom he called Uncle Cyril Carpenter. After his mar¬ riage he manufactured hoes with his brother-in-law, Baker Batchelor at Groton. Later, both worked in the Wadsworth Scythe Works, Auburn, N. Y. — probably residing in Aurelius. He moved to Ballston, N. Y., 1841, and made scythes and axes with Isaiah Blood, owner of the Ballston Scythe Works. He built a home there at 134 Maple Ave., where he died Aug. 5, 1887.
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He married, Nov. 27, 1828, at Northbridge, Mass., Caroline Matilda Prentice, who was born Dec. 7, 1808, at Northbridge, the daughter of Nahum7 and Nancy (Whipple) Prentice. When she was a little over four years of age her mother died, and she was taken into the home of her uncle, Levi Prentice, at Prentice Corners, one mile west of Whitinsville, Mass. She died of apoplexy, Mar. 11, 1887, at Ballston, N. Y., and they are both buried in the cemetery there.
Children : —
1. Rachel Prentice, b. Northbridge, Aug. 27, 1829, d. Nov. 12, 1913, m. Oct. 21, 1861, William Henry Dodge.
2. Caroline Matilda, b. Aurelius, N. Y., Mar. 20, 1834, d. Mar. 19, 1902, Sycamore, Ill., m. Nov. 26, 1869, John Calhoun Waterman.
+3. Elvira, b. Sept. 17, 1837, d. 1923, m. 1860, Charles R. Bassett (Francis7).
4. Amelia, b. Apr. 1, 1840, Aurelius, d. Feb. 1, 1909, m. Apr. 29, 1880, Thomas Warren Stebbins.
5. Emily, b. Oct. 20, 1842, Milton, N. Y., d. Apr. 19, 1924, Ballston, N. Y., unm.
6. Melissa, b. June 9, 1845, Milton, N. Y., d. Dec. 31, 1922, m. Nov. 6, 1872, Moritz Pinner.
7. Ethan, b. Sept. 13, 1847, Milton, N. Y., d. Apr. 2, 1915, Glassport, Pa., m. Jan. 17, 1870, Martha Jane Parkinson
8. Elthom, b. Sept. 13, 1847, Milton, N. Y., d. Nov. 7, 1916, Syca¬ more, Ill., m. May 6, 1880, Jane Leslie Bryan, (2) Dec. 1897, Lydia Etta Dodge.
9. Jane Eliza Blood, b. Sept. 9, 1850, Milton, N. Y., d. Nov. 24, 1925, McKeeseport, Pa., m. Nov. 1, 1871, Henry Hugh Hunt.
See Bassett
Elvira7 Rogers m. Charles R.8 Bassett.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References: — Richard Peirce, F. C. Pierce, 1888; Early Records of Lan¬ caster, Nourse, 1884 ; Hope Rogers and his Descendants, in N. E. H. & G. Reg., vol. 55; vol. 60, p. 313; vol. 16, p. 354; Haverhill Vital Records.
RUSCOE
»
11. Roger Ruscoe (or Rescoe) was probably the son of widow Hannah Ruscoe, who was buried in Strawbridgeworth, 25 miles northeast of London, Aug. 5, 1634, aged about 80. William Ruscoe, who was born about 1593, died 1682, married about 1620,
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24I
Rebecca - , and came to Hartford in 1636, was probably a
younger brother of Roger. Roger was born about 1585, and lived in Strawbridgeworth, Herts, Eng. He was probably from a Flemish or Dutch family who came to England with the Huguenot immigrants in the 16th century (especially good textile workers who settled in the cloth manufacturing towns of Essex and Suffolk).
He married Sarah - , who survived him; he died May 17,
1618. His will of May 16, 1618, mentions his wife Sarah, his son John, and daughters Mercy and Katherine.
Children : —
-fMercy, b. a. 1610, m. 1631, Richard1 Seamer, (2) 1655, John1 Steele.
John, b. a. 1613, m. and had Roger, b. 1637.
Katherine, b. a. 1616.
See Seymour
Mercy1 Ruscoe m. Richard1 Seymour.
John Seymour m. Mary2 Watson.
Mary Seymour m. John3 North.
Samuel North m. Lois4 Porter.
Samuel North m. Lucy5 Deming.
Linus North m. Dolly6 Woodruff.
Clarissa North m. John Bower6 Preston.
Marcus North Preston m. Rebecca B.8 Tenney.
Annie Rebecca Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References : — The Ancestry of Richard Seamer, G. D. Seymour, 1917 ;
N. E. H. & G. Register, vol. 71.
RUSSELL
10. John1 Russell was born in England in 1616, and perhaps
married there, Elizabeth - . He was in Cambridge, Mass., in
1634; a proprietor and freeman there, 1635; in Charlestown, 1640; one of the first settlers of Woburn, 1644; a shoemaker, and appointed to be sealer of leather; in 1664 he was on important committees for division and distribution of plow lands, swamps and timber land ; selectman several years. He was a deacon, in 1664, of the Congregational Church at Woburn. As an officer of the church, because he turned his back at the ceremony of infant
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baptism, he was tried and committed to prison; although he was soon released his health was broken. He was one of the founders of the first Baptist Church in Boston in 1670, the members of which had gathered together in Noodles Island some years earlier.
His first wife died Dec. 16, 1644, and he married a second wife May 13, 1645, Elizabeth, daughter of William Baker of Charles¬ town. She survived him, and died Jan. 17, 1690. He died at Woburn, June 1, 1676. His will, dated May 27, 1676, mentions only two children: — son John, and daughter Mary Brooks. His son John was a Baptist minister.
Children : —
-j-Mary, d. 1680, m. 1659, Timothy Brooks (Henry1).
John, b. 1640, d. 1680, m. 1661, Sarah Champney (John).
See Brooks
Mary2 Russell m. Timothy2 Brooks.
Abigail Brooks m. Levi2 Preston.
Isaac Preston m. Elizabeth3 Dare.
Isaac Preston m. Hannah4 Bower.
John Bower Preston m. Polly5 Haven.
John Bower Preston m. Clarissa' North.
Marcus North Preston m. Rebecca8 Tenney.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References Descendants of John Russell, John Russell Bartlett, 1879:
Sewall’s History of Woburn, 1868.
SAWYER
11. John Sawyer of Lincolnshire, Eng., was the father of William, Edward and Thomas, who came to America in 1636. Thomas was born about 1618, died 1706, m. 1648, Mary Prescott
(John). Edward, b. 1608, married Mary - , and settled in
Lancaster, Mass.
10. William1 Sawyer, born about 1613, in Lincolnshire, Eng., son of John, came, 1636, to Salem, Mass., where he was granted land in 1643. Removed to Newbury, 1644, where his children were all born. He was one of the founders of the Baptist Church at Newbury, 1682.
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243
He married, 1644, Ruth - , perhaps the daughter of William
and Elizabeth Bidford (or Bidfield). He took the oath of allegiance, 1678, aged 69. He died in 1702, and his son-in-law John Emery administered his estate, 1703.
Children : —
1. John, b. Aug. 24, 1645, d. 1689, m. 1676, Sarah Poore (John1).
2. Samuel, b. Nov. 22, 1646, d. 1718, m. 1671, Mary Emery (John21).
3. Ruth, b. Sept. 16, 1648, living 1707, m. 1667, Benjamin Morse (Anthony1).
4. Mary, b. Feb. 7, 1650, d. 1659.
5. Sarah, b. Nov. 20, 1651, m. 1668, Joshua2 Brown (Richard1).
6. Hannah, b. Feb. 23, 1654, d. 1660.
7. William, b. Feb. 1, 1656, d. 1718, m. 1677, Mrs. Sarah (Littlefield) Wells.
8. Frances, b. Mar. 24, 1658, d. 1660.
-f-9. Mary, b. July 29, 1660, d. 1699, m. 1683, John Emery (John21).
10. Stephen, b. Apr. 25, 1663, d. 1753, m. 1686, Ann Titcomb (Wil¬ liam1).
11. Hannah, b. Jan. 11, 1665, d 1683.
12. Frances, b. Nov. 3, 1670, m. Thomas Treadwell.
13. Bitfield, d. unm., aged 97.
See Emery
Mary2 Sawyer m. John3 Emery.
Hannah Emery m. Samuel3 Chase.
Samuel Chase m. Sarah4 Stewart.
Anne Chase m. William5 Bailey.
Rebecca Bailey m. Silas0 Tenney.
William Tenney m. Emeline3 Murray.
Rebecca Tenney m. Marcus N.7 Preston.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.B Bassett.
References : — Sawyers in America, Carter, 1883 ; New England Families, 1916; Descendants of William Sawyer, Nathaniel Sawyer, 1889; Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, D. W. Hoyt, 1916; Descendants of William Sawyer, W. S. Appleton, 1891.
SCOTT
11. Henry Scott (Skott), yeoman, of Rattlesden, Suffolk Co., Eng., married July 25, 1594, Martha Whatlocke, who was bap¬ tized July 18, 1568, the daughter of Thomas Whatlocke (who was buried Jan. 25, 1608, “very old”) and his wife Johan (who was
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buried Mar. 14, 1610). Thomas Whatlocke was a surveyor of Rattlesden in 1588, and questman in 1590.
Henry Scott was questman at Rattlesden, 1601 and 1619 (that is the collector of parish rents); surveyor, 1619; overseer of poor, 1613; constable, 1616-18. He was buried Dec. 24, 1624. His will made Sept. 24, 1624, proved 10th of following January, mentions his wife Martha, his sons Roger and Thomas and grandchildren Abigail, Henry, Elizabeth and Richard Kimball.
Children, bapt. in Rattlesden: —
Thomas, bapt. Feb. 26, 1595, d. 1653, m. Elizabeth - .
-f-Ursula, bapt. Feb. 14, 1597, d. bef. 1661, m. Richard Kimball.
Roger, bapt. Nov. 15, 1604, m. 1627, Sarah Grimwood.
See Kimball
Ursula1 Scott m. Richard1 Kimball.
Thomas Kimball m. Mary2 Smith.
Thomas Kimball m. Deborah3 Pemberton.
Sarah Kimball m. Daniel4 Tenney.
Thomas Tenney m. Hannah5 Stickney.
Silas Tenney m. Rebecca6 Bailey.
William Tenney m. Emeline3 Murray.
Rebecca Tenney m. Marcus N.7 Preston.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References: — Kimball Family, Morrison and Sharpies, 1897.
SEARS
10 and 11. Richard1 Sares or Sears was born in 1590. The name Sares is a common one in the Island of Guernsey. S. P. May thinks it possible he came from there. The first records of him here are in Plymouth, May 8, 1630. He was in Marblehead, 1637-8. In 1639, he with others settled on a tract of land called by the Indians, Mattakeese, which they named Yarmouth. Free¬ man, 1653 ; representative to General Court, Plymouth Colony, 1662; member, Yarmouth Co., Lieut. William Palmer. He mar¬ ried 1632, Dorothy Jones, who was born in England. She was a sister of Richard1 Jones (of Dinder, Co. Somerset, Eng., and
Dorchester, Mass., d. 1641, m. Alice - ), and of Elizabeth
Jones, who married Anthony1 Thacher. She died Mar. 1679, “Goody Sares was buried Mar. 19, 1679,” Yarmouth.
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245
He was called “a husbandman.” His will, dated 1667, proved Oct. 1676, names “my eldest son Paule, my youngest son Sylas, dau. Deborah and son-in-law Zachary Paddock.” He died and was buried, Yarmouth, Aug. 26, 1676, ae. 86.
Children : —
-j-1. Paul, d. 1707, m. 1658, Deborah Willard (George1).
2. Silas, b. 1637, d. 1697, m. Anna (Bursell?).
3. Deborah, b. Sept. 1639, d. 1732, m. 1659, Zachary Paddock (Robert1).
9 and 10. Capt. Paul2 Sears was born probably at Marble¬ head,- Mass., son of Richard1 and Dorothy (Jones) Sears. He was the first one to spell the name Sears. Lived at Yarmouth. Captain of Massachusetts militia in Narragansett War, 1654. He married at Yarmouth, 1658, Deborah Willard, who was bapt. Scituate, Sept. 14, 1645, died Yarmouth, May 13, 1721, dau. of George1 and his wife, who was, perhaps, Dorothy Dunster. He was freeman, 1657 ; an original proprietor of Harwich.
His will, dated Feb. 20, 1707, proved Apr. 8, 1708, mentions wife Deborah and five sons. He died Feb. 20, 1708, and is buried, Yarmouth. His stone slab is the oldest dated gravestone still standing in the Yarmouth graveyard.
Inscription on gravestone of Capt. Paul2 Sears surmounted by a cherub’s head and scroll work : —
Here lyes the Body of Paul Sears who Departed this Life, February Ye 20th 1707 in Y« 70th Year of his age
Children, all born in Yarmouth : —
1. Mercy, b. July 3, 1659.
+2. Bethia, b. Jan. 3, 1662, d. 1724, m. 1684, John Crowell (John21).
3. Capt. Samuel, b. Jan. 1664, d. 1741, m. Mercy Mayo (Samuel2).
4. Dau. (perhaps Lydia), b. Oct. 24, 1666, m. Eleazer Hamblen (James2), (2) Thomas Snow (Mark).
+5. Paul, b. June 15, 1669, d. 1739, m. 1693, Mercy Freeman (Thomas3).
6- - ry (perhaps Mary), b. Oct. 24, 1672, m. Col. John Knowles.
7. Ann, b. Mar. 27, 1675, d. 1745, m. 1703, John Merrick (Wm.21).
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-4-8. John, b. 1678, d. 1738, m. 1704, Priscilla Freeman (Samuel3 2 1).
9. Richard, b. 1680, d. 1718, m. 1706, Hope Howes (Samuel3).
10. Daniel, b. 1682, d. 1756, m. 1708, Mary Howes (Samuel3).
See Crowell
Bethia3 Sears m. John3 Crowell.
John Crowell m. Kezia3 Eldredge.
Deborah Crowell m. John4 Sears.
Bathsheba Sears m. Thomas5 Howes.
Deborah Howes m. Lot6 Bassett.
Francis Bassett m. Mehitabel8 Ford.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.s Preston.
8. Paul3 Sears, born Yarmouth, Mass., June 15, 1669, son of Capt. Paul2 and Deborah (Willard) Sears, married at Harwich, 1693, Mercy Freeman, who was born Harwich, Oct. 30, 1674, dau. of Thomas3 and Rebecca (Sparrow) Freeman. He lived on Quivet Neck, and was prominent in the church of east precinct, Yarmouth, to which he was admitted 1728, and his wife, 1727. He was on various church committees. His wife, Mercy, died Aug. 30, 1747. Her will, dated Dec. 13, 1746, filed Sept. 1747, mentioned all her children except Elizabeth and Hannah who had died. He died Feb. 14, 1740, in 71st year (gr. st.). They are both buried at West Brewster.
Children, all born in Yarmouth : —
1. Ebenezer, b. Aug. 15, 1694, d. a. 1/22, m. 1720, Sarah Howes (Ebenezer3).
2. Paul, b. Dec. 21, 1695, d. 1771, m. 1721, Charity Whitredge (William).
3. Elizabeth, b. Aug. 27, 1697, d. 1729, m. 1725, Nathaniel Crosby.
4. Thomas, b. June 6, 1699, d. 1755, m. 1734, Elizabeth Bartlett (Robert), (2) Mehitabel Fish.
5. Rebecca, b. Apr. 2, 1701, d. 1791, m. 1719, Joseph Hall (Joseph3).
6. Mercy, b. Feb. 7, 1703, m. 1724, Joseph Blackmore.
7. Deborah, b. Mar. 11, 1705, m. Thomas Howes (Ebenezer).
8. Ann, b. Dec. 20, 1706, m. 1727, Ebenezer Bangs (Capt. Edward3).
9. Joshua, b. Nov. 20, 1708, d. 1753, m. 1731, Rebecca Mayo (John).
10. Daniel, b. July 16, 1710, d. 1771, m. 1736, Mercy Snow (Micajah).
11. Edmund, b. Aug. 6, 1712, d. 1796, m. 1743, Hannah Crowell (Christopher).
-j— 12. Hannah, b. Mar. 6, 1714, d. bef. 1741, m. July 4, 1734, Thomas Howes (Prince3).
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247
See Howes
Hannah4 Sears m. Thoma§4 Howes.
Thomas Howes m. Bathsheba5 Sears.
Deborah Howes m. Lot6 Bassett.
Francis Bassett m. Mehitabel8 Ford.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.s Preston.
8. Capt. John3 Sears, born Yarmouth, Mass., 1678, son of Capt. Paul2 and Deborah (Willard) Sears, lived in east precinct of Yarmouth (now East Dennis). A wealthy man, prominent in church, town and military affairs. His house is still standing (1890). Ensign, 1722; lieutenant, 1726; captain, 1736.
He married at Eastham, June 1, 1704, Priscilla Freeman, born Eastham, Oct. 27, 1686, daughter of Capt. Samuel3 and Elizabeth (Sparrow) Freeman. She died May 8, 1764, in her 78th year (gravestone). He died Apr. 9, 1738, in 61st year (gravestone) ; both are buried at West Brewster. In his will of Apr. 1, 1738, he calls himself “yeoman,” but in the inventory of his estate he is styled “Gentleman.” He mentioned his wife Priscilla, and his six living children.
Children : —
1. Elisha, b. a. 1706, d. 1790, m. 1735, Sarah Vincent (Philip).
+2. John, b. a. 1712, d. 1791, m. 1738, Deborah5 Crowell, (2) 1754, Priscilla Sears.
3. Bathsheba, b. a. 1712, d. 1735, in 24th yr. (gr. stone).
4. Willard, b. 1714, d. 1765, m. 1745, Susanna Howes (Ebenezer), (2) 1765, Margery Homer (Benjamin).
5. Mary, living 1738, m. 1725, Ebenezer Paddock (John).
6. Priscilla, “Jr.,” living 1738, m. 1728, John Howes (John).
7. Betty, b. a. 1719, d. 1755, m. 1739, John Webb.
8. Nathaniel, b. a. 1720, d. a. 1802, m. 1748, Deborah Howes.
9. Heman, b. Jan. 28, 1724, d. Aug. 1726 (gr. stone).
10. Bethia, b. Oct. 15, 1726, d. Sept. 1736 (gr. stone).
7. Deacon John4 Sears, born Yarmouth, Mass., about 1712, son of Capt. John3 and Priscilla (Freeman) Sears, married at Yarmouth, Aug. 24, 1738, Deborah Crowell, born Sept. 21, 1719, dau. of John4 and Keziah (Eldredge) Crowell. He and his wife were admitted to the Second Church, Yarmouth, 1739. She died Sept. 18, 1753, ae. 53 (gravestone). Was buried at West Brewster. He married, second, Apr. 11, 1754, Priscilla Sears,
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born 1730, died 1819 (Seth4, Samuel3, Paul2, Richard1). He was a prominent man in church and town ; was moderator and assessor , was a deacon in the church from 1768 to his death. He died Dec. 5, 1791, in his 79th year (gravestone), and was buried at West Brewster. His will, dated Mar. 10, 1789, mentions wife Priscilla, and sons John and Seth, and daughters Bathshua Howes, Deborah Crowell, Betsey Tobey, Bethia Sears, Lucy Had and
Kezia Sears.
Children : —
+ 1. Bathsheba, b. Yarmouth, Sept. 13, 1739, m. 1760, Thomas Howes
(Thomas4).
2. Keziah, b. Oct. 26,
1740, d. bef. 1772, m. 1761, Isaac Hamblen.
o
O.
John, b. Jan. 13, 1741, d. Jan. 31, 1741.
4. Deborah, b. Jan. 27, 1742, m. 1761, Christopher Crowell (Chris-
topher ) • , y-v • 1 4
5. John, b. July 20, 1744, d. 1817, m. 1 77-, Phebe Sears (Daniel,
6. Heman, b. Apr. 11, 1746, not mentioned in his father’s will, 1789.
7. Freeman, b. Sept. 25, 1747, d. Jan. 1749. .
8 Priscilla, b. Apr. 5, 1749, m. 1767, Daniel Sears (Daniel,4 Paul ).
9. Betty, b. Dec. 3, 1750, m. 1767, Benjamin Howes (Amos), (2)
Seth Tobey (Thomas321)-
10. Freeman, b. June 16, 1752, d. Aug. 1753.
Second wife’s: —
11. Freeman, b. July 5, 1755, not mentioned in his father’s will.
12. Tamsen, b. Jan. 31, 1757, d. inf.
13. Tamsen, b. Dec. 13, 1758, m. 1777, Levi nldredge.
14. Bethia, b. Mar. 10, 1761, m. 1789, Edward Sears (Willard4).
15. Lucy, b. July 15, 1763, m. 1781, Joseph Hall (Joseph0 4 3).
16. Seth, b. Mar. 6, 1765, d. Aug. 4, 1766.
17. Seth, b. Dec. 8, 1767, m. 1792, Hephsibah Hall (Barnabas ), (2)
1795, Sarah Hurd.
18. Keziah, b. Aug. 9, 1772.
See Howes
Bathsheba5 Sears m. Thomas6 Howes.
Deborah6 Howes m. Lot6 Bassett.
Francis Bassett m. Mehitabel8 Ford.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References: — Descendants of Richard Sears, S. P. May, 1890; Society Colonial Wars, 1922.
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♦
14. William Sewall of Warwickshire, Eng., married, 1540, Matilda Horne, daughter of Reginald and Margery Horne. They had two sons, Henry, and William, who married Anne - .
13. Henry Sewall, born 1544, in Coventry, Warwickshire, Eng., son of William and Matilda Sewall, married, 1575, Margaret Grazebrook, daughter of Alverey and Margaret (Keene) Graze- brook of Stoke Hall, Warwick. Her ancestry goes back to 1060. He was a linen draper, and a wealthy man* alderman of Coventry* mayor, 1589-1606; an uncompromising Puritan. He died April 16, 1628; his widow died 1632. They had four children: —
1. Henry.
2. Richard, who m. Mary Dugdale.
3. Anne, m. Antonie Power.
4. Margaret, m. Abraham Randall.
12. Henry Sewall, the oldest son of Henry and Margaret Sewall, was born at St. Michaels, Coventry, Eng. ; bapt. Apr. 8, 1576; married Mary Cawarden, who lived only one year. He married (2) Anne Hunt, who was the mother of TIenry, his only child. Because of his dislike of the English hierarchy he sent his son to New England and soon followed him. He came to New¬ bury, Mass., 1640, removed to Rowley, 1646, and died and was buried there in 1657. Savage says he became insane.
Child : —
Henry.
11. Henry1 Sewall, born in England, 1614, only child of Henry and Anne Sewall, came in the Elizabeth and Dorcas to Ipswich, 1634. Removed to Newbury, 1635, where he was free¬ man, 1637, traveling 40 miles on foot for that purpose, and mar¬ ried there Mar. 25, 1646, Jane Dummer, who was born in Eng¬ land, 1628, daughter of Stephen1 and Alice (Archer) Dummer. After his marriage he returned to England where he officiated as a minister for a short time in Warwick, then in Tunworth, Co. Hants. He returned to Newbury, 1661 ; deputy from Newbury, 1661, 1668 and 1670; one of the largest land holders in Massa-
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chusetts in his day. He died in Newbury, May 16, 1700, and his widow died Jan. 13, 1701. The inscription on his gravestone, still standing in Newbury, reads : —
“Mr Henry Sewall (sent by Mr Henry Sewall, his father, in ye ship Elsbeth and Dorcas, Capt. Watts, Commander.) arrived at Boston 1634. Winterd at Ipswich helpd begin this plantation 1635. Furnishing English servant, neat cattel and provisions. Married Mr8 Jane Dummer March ye 25, 1646 Died May ye 16, 1700 Aetat 86. His frutfull Vine being thus disjoined fell to ye ground January ye 13 following. Aetat 74. Psal. 27.10.”
Children, first five born in England, last three in Newbury: —
1. Hannah, b. May 10, 1649, d. 1699, m. 1670, Jacob Toppan.
2. Samuel, b. Mar. 28, 1652, d. 1730, m. 1676, Hannah Hull, d. 1717, (2) 1719, Abigail (Melyen) Tilley, d. 1720, (3) 1722, Mary (Shrimp- ton) Gibbs.
3. John, b. Oct. 10, 1654, d. 1699, m. 1671, Hannah Fessenden.
4. Stephen, b. Aug. 10, 1657, d. 1729, m. 1682, Margaret Mitchell (Jonathan).
5. Jane, b. Oct. 25, 1659, d. 1717, m. 1677, Moses Gerrish (William1). +6. Anne, b. Sept. 3, 1662, d. 1706, m. 1678, William1 Longfellow, (2) Henry Short.
7. Mehitabel, b. May 8, 1665, d. 1702, m. 1684, William Moody (William).
8. Dorothy, b. Oct. 29, 1668, m. 1691, Ezekiel2 Northend, (2) Moses Bradstreet.
See Longfellow
Anne2 Sewall m. William1 Longfellow.
Anne Longfellow m. Abraham3 Adams.
Anne Adams m. Robert3 Stewart.
Sarah Stewart m. Samuel4 Chase.
Anne Chase m. William5 Bailey.
Rebecca Bailey m. Silas6 Tenney.
William Tenney m. Emeline3 Murray.
Rebecca Bailey Tenney m. Marcus N.7 Preston.
Annie Rebecca Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References: — The Sewalls in the New World, Duff, 1924; Early New England People, Titcomb, 1882; Society Colonial Wars, 1922.
SEYMOUR
12. John Semare (Seymour, originally Seynt Maur), was born about 1535 in Strawbridgeworth, Co. Herts, bordering on Co. Essex, Eng. He married, first, Jone Androw, Nov. 11, 1560;
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she died and was buried Oct. 3, 1561, leaving no children. He married, second, May 9, 1562, Dyzory Porter, who survived him. He was buried Oct. 23, 1605. His will of Oct. 7, proved Nov. 13, 1605, mentions his wife (unnamed), his sons Robert, John and Peter, and his daughters Annie, Jane and Dorothy.
Children : —
1. Annis, bapt. Mar. 6, 1563.
2. Jone, bapt. Oct. 18, 1567.
3. Mary, bapt. Oct. 28, 1570, prob. d. young.
+4. Robert, bapt. Nov. 30, 1573, d. 1637, m. 1603, Elizabeth Waller.
5. John, bapt. Sept. 30, 1576, m. 1617, Frances Deardes.
6. Dorothy, bapt. Sept. 6, 1579.
7. Peter, bapt. Feb. 11, 1583.
8. William, bapt. Feb. 9, 1584, bur. Aug. 1587.
11. Robert Semare, bapt. Nov. 30, 1573, married Nov. 14, 1603, Elizabeth Waller, second child of John and Elizabeth (Bay- ford) Waller ; she was baptized Dec. 12, 1578. He was buried Aug. 23, 1637 . The birth of only his oldest child is recorded, but the others are probably his also.
Children : —
-{-Richard, bapt. Jan. 27, 1605, d. 1655, m. 1631, Mercy Ruscoe (Roger).
Nathaniel, b. a. 1607, m. a. 1633, - .
Zechariah, b. a. 1610, m. 1637, Phebe Bennett.
Elizabeth, m. 1639, Humphrey Brown.
-fMary, m. 1644, Thomas1 Gridley (d. 1655), (2) John Langdon.
See Gridley
Mary1 Seamar m. Thomas1 Gridley.
Samuel Gridley m. Esther2 Thompson.
Joseph Gridley m. Hannah4 Lewis.
Lucy Gridley m. Eliakim4 Deming.
Lucy Deming m. Samuel3 North.
Linus North m. Dolly6 Woodruff.
Clarissa North m. John Bower8 Preston.
Marcus North Preston m. Rebecca B.8 Tenney.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
10. Richard1 Seamar was bapt. Jan. 27, 1605, in Straw- bridgeworth, Co. Herts, Eng., son of Robert and Elizabeth Semare. He married at Strawbridgeworth (local pronunciation Sapsearth), Apr. 18, 1631, Mercy Ruscoe, who was born about
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1610, daughter of Roger and Sarah Ruscoe. He came to New England in 1638, probably as soon as he had finished settling his father’s estate, and he naturally went to Hartford where he was among old neighbors. Of the 136 proprietors of Hartford, in 1640, at least one-half were from Essex Co., Eng., where Rev. Thomas Hooker had preached before his exile to Holland, in 1630. Later he came with a large part of his flock to Hart lord, and was the pastor of their church.
Richard Seamer was one of the original proprietors of Hart¬ ford, 1639. He was chosen chimney viewer in 1647. Removed to Farmington; was captain of Seymour Fort; was one of the fourteen signers for the planting of Norwalk, 16o0; was select¬ man there in 1655, and died there in Sept. 1655. His will, dated July 29, 1655, in which he is described as “very weak and sike,” was proved Oct. 25. It mentions his wife Mercy, his oldest son Thomas, and leaves his sons John, Zechariah and Richard, who are minors, to their mother’s guardianship. His widow married, second, Nov. 25, 1655, John1 Steele of Farmington, who had administered her first husband’s estate.
Children : —
1. Thomas, bapt. July 15, 1632, d. 1712, m. 1654, Hannah Marvin, d. 1680, (2) a. 1688, wid. Sarah Wildman.
2. Mary, bapt. Jan. 9, 1635, d. Apr. 3, 1635.
3. Mercy, bapt. July 8, 1636.
+4. John, b. a. 1639, d. 1713, m. a. 1665, Mary Watson (John2).
5. Zechariah, b. 1642, d. 1702, m. 1688, Mary, dau. of wid. Mary Gritt (or Garrett).
6. Richard, b. a. 1645, d. 1710, m. 1674, Hannah Woodruff (Mat¬ thew1).
7. Elizabeth, b. June, 1650.
9. John2 Seymour, born in Hartford about 1639, married about 1665, Mary Watson, who was born at Hartford about 1647, dau. of John2 and Margaret (Smith) Watson. He lived in Hart¬ ford; freeman, 1667; admitted in the South Church, 1670. His will, dated Dec. 10, 1712, was proved Aug. 3, 1713. Inventory, £1158. He died in 1713, “at advanced age.”
Children : —
1. John, b. June 12, 1666, d. 1748, m. 1693, Elizabeth Webster (Robert2).
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2. Thomas, b. Mar. 12, 1669, m. Hepzibah Merrill (Daniel).
+3. Mary, b. Nov. 1670, m. 1700, John North (Samuel2).
4. Margaret, b. Jan. 17, 1675, d. 1751, m. 1707, Timothy Root (Stephen2), d. 1713, (2) 1718, John Rew.
5. Richard, b. Feb. 11, 1677, m. Mary Wilson.
6. Jonathan, b. Jan. 10, 1679, d. y.
7. Nathaniel, b. Nov. 6, 1680, d. y.
8. Zechary, b. Jan. 10, 1685.
See North
Mary3 Seymour m. John8 North.
Samuel North m. Lois4 Porter.
Samuel North m. Lucy5 Deming.
Linus North m. Dolly6 Woodruff.
Clarissa North m. John Bower8 Preston.
Marcus North Preston m. Rebecca8 Tenney.
Annie Rebecca Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References: — Ancestry of Richard Seamer, G. D. Seymour, 1917; Memorial History, Hartford Co., 1882; Society Colonial Wars, 1922.
SHAW
11. Abraham1 Shaw, a clothier, came from Northowram, Halifax, Yorkshire, Eng., in the Anne, 1636, to Watertown, Mass. In Oct. 1636, his house and all his goods were burned and he removed to Dedham, where he had twelve acres and was called a planter. In Feb. 1637, he was granted 60 acres and the right to build a corn mill, and was one of the men appointed to govern the town. Freeman, 1637; constable, 1638. He married in Halifax, Eng., June 24, 1616, Bridget Best, who was bapt. Ovenden, Hali¬ fax, Eng., Apr. 9, 1592, daughter of Henry Best. Names of their children are from the church records of Halifax, Eng.
He probably died in 1638, as his will was proved late in that year. It mentions his oldest son Joseph, dau. Mary, and calls John and Martha infants. His wife had died earlier.
Children : —
Susanna, m. 1635, Nicholas1 Byram.
Joseph, bapt. Mar. 14, 1618, d. 1653, m. (1) - , (2) 1653, Mary
Souther (Nathaniel1).
Grace, bapt. Aug. 15, 1621, m. William1 Richards.
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Martha, bapt. Dec. 1, 1623, bur. Mar. 31, 1625.
Maria, bapt. June 18, 1626, d. 1658, m. John Bicknell (Zachariah1). John, bapt. Feb. 16, 1628, bur. Apr. 12, 1629.
-(-John, bapt. May 23, 1630, d. 1704, m. Alice Phillips (Nicholas1). Martha, bapt. Jan. 6, 1632, d. 1698.
10. John2 Shaw, bapt. Halifax, Eng., May 23, 1630, son of Abraham1, married in 1655, in Weymouth, Mass., Alice Phillips, daughter of Nicholas1 and Elizabeth (Jenson) Phillips. He prob¬ ably lived a quiet life as a farmer. He died, Sept. 16, 1704, at Weymouth. His wife, Alice, survived him and with their oldest son, John, administered his estate. In the division of his estate in 1706, Joseph Poole and his wife Elizabeth are mentioned among the heirs. He served in King Philip’s War, 1675, a lieutenant in Upham’s Company.
Children : —
John, b. a. 1655, d. 1718, m. Hannah Whitmarsh (Nicholas2). -{-Elizabeth, b. Feb. 26, 1656, d. 1723, m. a. 1673, Joseph Poole
(Edward1).
Abraham, b. Oct. 10, 1657.
Mary, b. Mar. 24, 1660.
Nicholas, b. Mar. 23, 1662, m. 1686, Deborah Whitmarsh (John2).
Joseph, b. Apr. 15, 1664, d. 1718, m. a. 1691, Judith Whitmarsh (John2).
Alice, b. July 6, 1666, d. 1735, m. Capt. John Andrews (John1).
Hannah, b. Apr. 7, 1668, m. 1687, Gideon Tirrell (William1).
Benjamin, b. June 16, 1670, d. 1723, m. Hannah Bicknell (John2).
Abigail, b. July 15, 1672, m. bef. 1704, Stephen Bryant.
Ebenezer, b. Apr. 24, 1674, m. Susanna - , d. 1698, (2) Hannah
(Pratt?).
See Poole
Elizabeth3 Shaw m. Joseph2 Poole.
Samuel Poole m. Sarah3 Nash.
Sarah Poole m. Jacob5 Ford.
John Ford m. Lydia5 Augur.
John Ford m. Sarah6 Reed.
Mehitable Ford m. Francis7 Bassett.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References: — Shaw-Williams Genealogy, 1920; Society Colonial Wars, 1922.
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SKIFF
*
10. James1 Skiff came from London, Eng-., and became a proprietor of Lynn, Mass., 1635. He removed to Sandwich, 1637, and was one of the original settlers. He was deputy to General Court, 1645, and for 13 years, at later periods. A mem¬ ber of the Governor’s Council. He was appointed in 1658, “to exercise the militia.” He married Mary (or Margaret) Reeves, who died, Sept. 21, 1673, at Sandwich. He died, 1688, at Sand¬ wich. Yeoman; freeman, 1644. His children were all born at Sandwich. He opposed harsh measures against the Quakers, for which he was refused his seat as deputy to Massachusetts court.
Children : —
1. James, b. Sept. 12, 1638, d. - , m. 1659, Elizabeth Tabor, (2)
Sarah Barnard.
-|-2. Stephen, b. Apr. 14, 1641, d. 1710, m. Lydia Snow (Anthony1).
3. Nathaniel, b. Mar. 20, 1645, d. 1741, m. 1668, Mary Chipman (John1), (2) Ruth West (Francis1).
4. Sarah, b. Oct. 12, 1646, d. 1740, m. Thomas Mayhew, 1650-1715 (Thomas2 J).
5. Bathsheba, b. Apr. 26, 1648, d. 1714, m. 1673, Shear jashub Bourne (Richard1).
6. Mary, b. Mar. 25, 1650, d. 1690, m. Matthew Mayhew (Rev. Thomas2).
7. Miriam, b. Mar. 25, 1652, d. Nov. 12, 1742, ae. 90.
+8. Patience, b. Mar. 25, 1653, d. 1718, m. 1675, Elisha Bourne (Richard1).
9. Benjamin, b. Nov. 15, 1655, m. 1680, Hannah Merry.
10. Nathan, b. May 16, 1658, d. 1726, m. a. 1678, Hepsibah Codman, d. 1696 (Robert2), (2) 1697, Mercy Chipman (John1).
See Bourne
Patience2 Skiff m. Elisha2 Bourne.
Abigail Bourne m. William4 Bassett.
Ruhama Jennings m. Elisha Bassett.
Lot Bassett m. Deborah6 Howes.
Francis Bassett m. Mehitabel6 Ford.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
9. Captain Stephen2 Skiff was born in Sandwich, Apr. 14, 1641, son of James1 and Mary(?) Skiff, and spent all his life there. He married Lydia Snow, who was born in 1640, the
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BASSETT-PRESTON ANCESTRY
daughter of Anthony1 and Abigail (Warren) Snow. He was deputy to General Court, 1675-85, and 1696-1706. He was appointed on the Council of War, 1675. In 1680 he was one of a committee of three to buy land of the Indians, “to buy all they can purchase of the rightful proprietors.” In 1689 he was authorized to solemnize marriages. A justice, 1690-91, and served on many important committees.
Their gravestones are still standing in the old burying ground in Sandwich (1928), reading respectively: —
Stephen Skiffe died June 9, 1710, in his 70th year. Mrs Lydia Skiffe wife of Stephen Skiffe died Mar. 17, 1713 aged 74.
Children : —
Kezia, m. - Presbury.
Abigail, b. 1666, d. 1742, m. Thomas Smith (John1), (2) Melatiah Bourne ( Shear j ashub2 ) .
Deborah, b. July 14, 1668.
-f- Lydia, d. 1718, m. Shubael Smith (John1).
Mary, b. Nov. 13, 1671, d. 1711, m. John Chipman (John1).
Stephen, b. Feb. 4, 1685.
See Smith
Lydia3 Skiff m. Shubael2 Smith.
Remember Smith m. Samuel2 Jennings.
Ruhama Jennings m. Elisha Bassett.
Lot Bassett m. Deborah6 Howes.
Francis Bassett m. Mehitabel6 Ford.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References : — New England Families, Cutter, 1915; Transcript, June 9, 1926; Society of Colonial Wars, 1922.
SKINNER
14. William Skinner, yeoman, of Braintree, Essex, Eng.,
married Marjerie - . William died between Aug. 14, 1616, the
date of his will, and Sept. 26, 1616, the date of its probate. His widow Marjerie died in 1620 probably, as her will was proved Dec. 16, 1620. His will mentioned eldest daughter Anne, wife of Moses Wall and her Talcott children, John, Sarah and Rachel, and her three Wall children.
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Children : —
William, m. - .
John, m. - , mentioned in will of his sister Anne, 1637.
Richard, m. - , mentioned in will of his sister Anne, 1637.
+ Anne, d. 1637, m. John Talcott, d. 1604, (2) 1605, Moses Wall. Marjerie, living 1637, m. John Gill.
Rachel, m. Edmund Allstonne.
See Talcott
Anne Skinner m. John Talcott.
Rachel Talcott m. John1 Steele.
John Steele m. Mercy2 Warner.
John Steele m. Ruth2 Judd.
Mary Steele m. Joseph3 Bird.
Mary Bird m. Joseph4 Hart.
Ambrose Hart m. Martha3 Tuller.
Martha Hart m. Lot5 Woodruff.
Dolly Woodruff m. Linus6 North.
Clarissa North m. John Bower6 Preston.
Marcus North Preston m. Rebecca8 Tenney.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
Reference N. E. H. & G. Reg., vol. 50, p. 418.
SMITH
12. Rev. Henry1 Smith was born in England in 1588. Some authorities say he was son of Robert Smith of London, while others claim he was son of Erasmus Smith (who was born about 1540, at Withcock, died 1616, married about 1576, his second wife Margery (Cecil) Cave, widow of Roger Cave, and daughter of William Cecil, Lord Burleigh, Lord High Treasurer of Queen Elizabeth). Henry Smith studied at Cambridge, Eng., and was persecuted by Laud. He came, in 1630, to Watertown, Mass. ; removed to Wethersfield, Conn., and became the first settled pas¬ tor of the church there, in 1636. He had bitter quarrels with some of the inhabitants.
He married, first, in England, but we know nothing about that
wife. He married, second, Dorothy - , who after his death
married, in 1649, John1 Russell, the father of Rev. John Russell, who succeeded Henry Smith as minister at Wethersfield. They moved to Hadley, Mass., where she died in 1694.
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Samuel Smith, son of Rev. Henry1, in a letter to his son Ichabod, described his father as follows
“He was an ordained minister, educated at Cambridge College, Eng. He came to New England by reason of great persecution. He brought from England both men and maid servants. He was 5 ft. 10 in. tall, and spare, active and sinewy, delighted in sports of strength. He helped erect his house and the first church building in Wethersfield, where he preached for several years. He was well featured, fair of skin and had long, curly hair, merry eyes and a sweet smiling mouth, though he could frown when
need be/’
An extract from a letter written by this same son, Samuel Smith, Jan. 1, 1699, shows some of their experiences:—
“After ye Red Skins ye grate Terror of our lives at Weathersfield & for many years after we had moved to Hadley to live, was ye wolves. Catamounts were bad eno’ & so was ye Beares, but it was ye wolves was ye worst. The noyse of their howlings was eno’ to curdle ye bloode of ye stoutest, & I have never seen ye man yt did not shiver at ye Sounde of a Packe of em.”
Henry Smith was appointed by Gov. Winthrop, a member of the General Court of Connecticut, in 1636. He was a soldier in the Pequot War, 1637. He died Aug. 9, 1648. His will of May 8, 1648, mentions his wife, “My son Samuel to have what was intended for my son Peregrine; my second son, Noah; my two married daughters 20s. each, and every one of their children 5s. each; and the rest of my children £20 at 21 years of age.”
Children : —
1. Peregrine, b. Eng., d. unm.
2. A dau., b. Eng., m. and had children.
+3. Phillipa, b. Eng., m. a. 1640, John1 Birdsey.
Second wife’s : —
4. Dorothy, b. 1636, d. 1706, m. 1653, John Blakeman, d. 1662, (2) 1665, Francis Hall, d. 1689, (3) 1690, Mark2 Sension (or St. John), d. 1693, (4) Isaac1 Moore.
5. Samuel, b. Jan. 27, 1639, d. 1703, m. a. 1662, Mary Ensign (James).
6. Joanna, b. Dec. 25, 1641, d. 1664, m. Philip Russell (John1).
7. Noah, b. Feb. 25, 1644, prob. d. y.
8. Elizabeth, b. Aug. 25, 1648, prob. d. y.
See Birdsey
Phillipa2 Smith m. John1 Birdsey.
Joanna Birdsey m. Timothy2 Wilcoxson.
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Sarah Wilcoxson m. Robert1 McEwen.
Elizabeth McEwen m. Thomas3 Norton.
Elizabeth Norton m. Samuel4 Woodruff.
Lot Woodruff m. Martha6 Hart.
Dolly Woodruff m. Linus8 North.
Clarissa North m. John Bower8 Preston.
Marcus North Preston m, Rebecca B.8 Tenney.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References History of Wethersfield, Conn., Stiles, 1903; Conn. Col. Records, vol. I, p. 502; Society Colonial Wars, 1922. The Founding of New England, Flagg, 1926.
SMITH
10. Thomas Smith of Brinspittae, Dorsetshire, Eng., had three children : —
John, b. 1614, d. 1710, m. 1643, Susannah Hinckley.
Hannah, was living in Eng. in 1651.
Tumsen, was living in Eng. in 1651.
9. Rev. John1 Smith, born Dorsetshire, Eng., 1614, came, 1630 from England, aged 16. In a deposition made 1651 he said he was the only son of Thomas Smith. He preached in Barn¬ stable, Mass., 1640-1673; in Sandwich, 1673-1689, when his pastoral office terminated at his own request, as he was 74 years old. James Skiff and William Bassett were two of the five active male members left after severe religious dissensions for thirty years previous.
He was member of Lieut. Thomas Dimmock’s Co., Barnstable, 1643; deputy to New Jersey Assembly, 1669, 1671 and 1672; assistant, 1670-71. He married at Barnstable, June 13, 1643, Susannah Hinckley, who was baptized, Nov. 6, 1625, in England, daughter of Samuel1 and Sarah (Soule) Hinckley. He died, Oct. 2, 1710, ae. 96, at Sandwich.
Children : —
1. Samuel, b. Apr. 1644.
2. Sarah, bapt. May 11, 1645, m. 1669, John Chadwick, Jr.
3. Ebenezer, b. Nov. 22, 1646, d. Dec. 1646.
4. Mary, b. Nov. 21, 1647, m. 1680, John Dunham (John2).
5. Dorcas, b. Aug. 18, 1650.
6. John, b. Feb. 22, 1652, d. in 2 days.
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+7. Shubael, b. Nov. 13, 1653, d. 1734, m. 1678, Mary Swift, (2)
Lydia Skiff.
8. John, b. Sept. 1656.
9. Benjamin, b. Jan. 7, 1659, d. 1720, m. 1684, Jedidah Mayhew
(Rev. Thomas1).
10. Ichabod, b. Jan. 7, 1661.
11. Elizabeth, b. Feb. 1663.
12. Thomas, b. Feb. 1665, d. 1700, m. Abigail Skiff (Stephen2).
13. Joseph, b. Dec. 6, 1667, d. 1746, m. 1689, Ann Fuller (Samuel2).
8. Shubael2 Smith was born Barnstable, Mass., Nov. 13, 1653, son of Rev. John1 and Susannah (Hinckley) Smith. He resided in Sandwich, and was freeman there, 1681. In 1687 was chosen “military clerk” of Sandwich. He married, Feb. 8, 1678, Mary Swift, who was born Apr. 7, 1659, daughter of William2 and Ruth Swift. She died Mar. 6, 1689. He married, second, Lydia Skiff, daughter of Stephen2 and Lydia (Snow) Skiff. She died June 9, 1718, Chilmark. He married, third, Ann Sampson. He died, Apr. 24, 1734, at Chilmark.
Children : —
1. Mercy, b. Feb. 3, 1679, m. Peter Newcomb.
2. Susanna, b. Jan. 16, 1681.
3. Abigail, b. Feb. 2, 1683.
Second wife’s : —
4. Lydia.
-|-5. Remember, b. a. 1690, d. 1717, m. 1713, Samuel Jennings (John ).
6. Shubael, Jr., b. Feb. 19, 1703, m. 1724, Martha Mayhew (Paine4).
See Jennings
Remember3 Smith m. Samuel2 Jennings.
Ruhama Jennings m. Elisha5 Bassett.
Lot Bassett m. Deborah6 Howes.
Francis Bassett m. Mehitabel8 Ford.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References: — History of Cape Cod, Freeman, 1860; Barnstable Families,
Society Colonial Wars, 1922.
SNOW
9. Anthony1 Snow probably came from England. He mar¬ ried, Nov. 8, 1639, Abigail Warren, who was born in England, the
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daughter of Richard1 and Elizabeth Warren. She came in the Ann, in 1623, to Plymouth. He was a feltmaker ; lived in Ply¬ mouth from 1638; removed to Marshfield, 1643. He was repre¬ sentative from Marshfield, 1656, and later from Plymouth, 1679 and 1680.
His will made Dec. 28, 1685, had a codicil added Aug. 8, 1692. It mentioned his wife Abigail, son Josias, daughters Lidia, Sarah, Alis and three children of daughter Abigail Ford. He died between the 8th and 31st of Aug. 1692. His wife survived him.
Children : —
-j- Lydia, b. 1640, d. 1714, prob. m. Stephen Skiffe (James1).
Abigail, d. 1682, m. 1667, Michael Ford.
Josiah, d. 1693, m. 1669, Rebecca Barker (Robert1).
Sarah, b. 1651, d. 1741, m. Joseph Waterman.
A son, b. Mar. 25, 1655, recorded at Marshfield.
Alice, b. Jan. 18, 1657.
See Skiff
Lydia2 Snow m. Stephen2 Skiff.
Lydia Skiff m. Shubael2 Smith.
Remember Smith m. Samuel2 Jennings.
Ruhama Jennings m. Elisha5 Bassett.
Lot Bassett m. Deborah8 Howes.
Francis Bassett m. Mehitabel6 Ford.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira1 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References : — Pope’s Pioneers of Mass., 1900 ; N. E. Register, vol. 55, p. 76 ; Savage; Transcript, Dec. 13, 1922, Oct. 31, 1927; Society Colonial Wars, 1922 ; Mayflower Descendant, vol. 5, p. 2.
SOULE
12. John Soole of Hawkhurst, Co. Kent, Eng., married at Hawkhurst, June 21, 1565, Maria Whitfield. They were prob¬ ably the parents of Thomas. The name was spelled Sole, Soule, Soole, Sowle, Solly, Soulis, etc.
11. Thomas Soole married in Hawkhurst, Eng., Oct. 16, 1598, Mary Indenden, daughter of John and Christian Indenden. They lived in Hawkhurst, which is ten miles west of Tenterden.
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Records of the baptism of the following children are found at Hawkhurst. There were probably other children but records are missing from 1605 to 1615.
-j- Sarah, bapt. June 8, 1600, d. 1656, m. 1617, Samuel1 Hinckley (Robert). Mary, bapt. Jan. 29, 1604.
Thomas, bapt. May 12, 1605.
Annie, bapt. Apr. 30, 1615.
See Hinckley
Sarah Soole m. Samuel1 Hinckley.
Susanna Hinckley m. Rev. John1 Smith.
Shubael Smith m. Lydia3 Skiff.
Remember Smith m. Samuel2 Jennings.
Ruhama Jennings m. Elisha0 Bassett.
Lot Bassett m. Deborah6 Howes.
Francis Bassett m. Mehitabel' Ford.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References: — Soule History, G. T. Ridlon, 1926; N. E. H. & G. Register, vol. 67, p. 43 ; vol. 68, p. 187.
SOUTHWICK
11. Lawrence1 Sethick, or South wick, was born in Eng¬ land, and married there Cassandra - . They came together
from Lancashire in 1625, but returned to England the same year. He returned to America with his family in 1630, and obtained lands for their trade of pottery and glass-making in Salem. He and his family were admitted members of the Salem church, 1639, and he was a freeman the same year.
In 1659 he and his wife and son Josiah were imprisoned twenty weeks in Boston because they were Quakers. He and his wife, son Josiah and daughter Mary were fined, whipped, imprisoned and finally banished from Massachusetts for being Quakers. His son Daniel and daughter Provided, their fines not being paid, were sentenced by court to be sold into slavery to any English planter in Virginia, or the Barbadoes, but no ship owner would carry them so they were releaseed. Lawrence and his wife, being banished under pain of death, w^ent to Shelter Island where they both died the following spring, 1660, from exposure and
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privation, Cassandra surviving her husband only three days. Josiah, who had established a home in Rhode Island, returned to Salem to attend to settling his father’s estate, and was flogged for returning. See Whittier’s poem “Cassandra Southwick.”
The sect of Quakers arose in England about 1650. Laws were passed to prevent Quakers from settling in Massachusetts ; fines were laid on those who entertained them or attended their meet¬ ings. They were banished from the colony, imprisoned and a few were executed. It was claimed they interrupted public worship ; showed disrespect to rulers, were intemperate in language to judges, and insulting to officials.
His will, made at Shelter Island, names his sons John, Daniel, Josiah, daughter Provided, daughter Mary, wife of Henry Trask, and their three daughters.
Children : —
John, b. 1620, d. 1672, m. Sarah, wid. of Samuel Tidd, (2) 1658, Hannah, wid. of Thomas Flint, d. 1668, (3) 1669, Sarah Burnell. -f-Mary, b. 1630, d. 1696, m. 1650, Henry1 Trask.
Josiah, b. 1632, d. 1693, m. 1658, Mary Boyce (Joseph1).
Provided, b. 1635, d. 1640.
Daniel, b. 1637, d. 1718, m. 1663, Esther Boyce (Joseph1).
Provided, b. Dec. 1639, living 1725, m. 1662, Samuel Gaskell (Edward1).
See Trask
Mary2 Southwick m. Henry1 Trask.
Mary Trask m. Jeremiah2 Meachem.
Jeremiah Meachem m. Deborah3 Brown.
Esther Meachem m. Hope3 Rogers.
Jethro Rogers m. Hannah4 Holt.
Abijah Rogers m. Polly Wetherbee.
Elam Rogers m. Caroline8 Prentice.
Elvira Rogers m. Charles R.8 Bassett.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References : — Genealogy of Lawrence Southwick, Jas. M. Caller, 1881 ; History of Salem, Perley, 1926, vol. 2, p. 54.
SOUTHWORTH
13. Thomas Southworth married Jane Mynne, and had sons Thomas and Edward.
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12. Edward South worth, born in England, 1590, the son of Thomas and Jane (Mynne) Southworth, married May 28, 1613, Alice Carpenter, daughter of Alexander Carpenter. She was born, Wrentham, Eng., 1590. They were married in Leyden, Holland, where he had gone with Rev. John Robinson’s followers in 1609. He was a silk worker. Tie died in England, 1621, and his widow, with her two sons, came in the Ann to Plymouth, 1623, to marry Gov. Bradford (he was born 1590, died 1657), as his second wife, his first wife having been drowned as the Mayflower lay at anchor in Plymouth harbor, Dec. 7, 1620. She came with her sister Julia Ann and her husband, Geo. Morton. She died Apr. 5, 1670, and was buried at Burial Hill, Plymouth.
Children : —
-{-Constant, b. 1614, d. 1679, m. 1637, Elizabeth Collier (William1).
Thomas, b. 1616, d. 1669, m. 1641, Elizabeth Reyner (Rev. John).
11. General Constant1 Southworth, son of Edward and Alice (Carpenter) Southworth, was born in Leyden, 1614, and came to Plymouth, 1623, with his mother. He married, Nov. 2, 1637, Elizabeth Collier, daughter of William1. She was born in England, 1617. He was freeman, 1637 ; in Pequot War, 1637 , deputy, 1639, and for 17 years 5 treasurer of the colony, 16 years, member, Council of War, 1658; ensign, Duxbury Co., 1646; commissary general, King Philip’s War, 1675 ; assistant, nine years. His connection with his stepfather, Gov. Bradford, gave him much prominence. In 1640, he, and his brother, Thomas, were each granted 50 acres apiece in Duxbury, next to Francis Cooke’s. In 1645 he was one of the original proprietors of Bridgewater. He died in Duxbury, Mar. 10, 1679. His widow died in Bristol, 1682. His will, proved Mar. 15, 1679, names wife Elizabeth, sons Edward and Nathaniel and William, daughters Marcy Freeman, Alice Church, Mary Alden, Priscilla, “to my daughter Elizabeth Southworth, if she do not marry William Fobes”; but she evidently married him.
Children : —
4-Mercy, b. a. 1638, d. 1712, m. 1658, Samuel Freeman (Samuel1).
Edward, b. Duxbury, d. a. 1727, m. 1669, Mary Pabodie (William') .
Alice, b. 1646, d. 1719, m. 1667, Benjamin Church (Richard1).
Nathaniel, b. 1648, d. 1711, m. 1672, Desire Gray (Edward).
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Mary, b. a. 1650, d. 1719, m. a. 1670, David Alden (John1).
Elizabeth, d. a. 1690, m. 1679, William Fobes (John1).
William, b. 1659, d. 1719, m. Rebecca Pabodie (Wm.2) d. 1702, (2) wid. Martha (Kirkland) Blake, dau. of Nathaniel Kirkland.
Priscilla, m. 1678, Samuel Talbot, (2) John Irish, Jr.
See Freeman
Mercy2 Southworth m. Samuel2 Freeman.
Samuel Freeman m. Elizabeth3 Sparrow.
Priscilla Freeman m. John3 Sears.
John Sears m. Deborah5 Crowell.
Bathsheba Sears m. Thomas0 Howes.
Deborah Howes m. Lot6 Bassett.
Francis Bassett m. Mehitabel8 Ford.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References: — Southworth Genealogy, Webber, 1905; Elizabeth Pabodie and Descendants, Alden, 1897 ; Society Colonial Wars, 1922.
SPARROW
11. “Mr/" Richard1 Sparrow was born in England, and
married there Pandora - . He came to Plymouth, Mass., in
1635, and removed, in 1653, to Eastham, from which place he was representative to General Court in 1655-6. He died, Jan. 8, 1660, at Eastham. His will, dated Nov. 19, 1659, made his wife Pan¬ dora and son Jonathan, executors. It also mentioned his grand¬ children Rebecca, John and Priscilla, and bequeathed to the church at Eastham one ewe sheep.
Child : —
-{-Jonathan, b. a. 1631, d. 1707.
10. Jonathan2 Sparrow was born in England, about 1631, the son of Richard and Pandora Sparrow. He married, Oct. 28, 1654, Rebecca Bangs, who was born in 1635, the daughter of Edward1 and Rebecca Bangs of Eastham. She probably died before 1668. He married his second wife, Hannah, daughter of Gov. Thomas Prence, and widow of Nathaniel Mayo, who had died in 1661. He married, third, Nov. 23, 1698, Sarah (Lewis) Cobb, daughter of George1 Lewis, widow of James2 Cobb (who died 1695). He lived in Eastham, where he was schoolmaster, 1665;
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a freeman, 1667 ; constable ; captain of a train band of Eastham militia; representative to the General Court of the colony, 1668, and eighteen years following; lieutenant in Narragansett Fight; King Philip’s War, 1675.
He died Mar. 21, 1707. His will of Mar. 10, 1707, proved Apr. 3, mentioned wife Sarah, sons John, Jonathan and Richard, daughters Rebecca, Lydia and Patience, grandson Benoney Grey, and children of Capt. Samuel Freeman by my daughter Elizabeth.
Children : —
-j-Rebecca, b. Oct. 30, 1655, d. 1740, m. 1673, Thomas Freeman (John,2 Edmund1).
John, b. Nov. 2, 1656, d. 1734, m. 1683, Apphia Tracy (John2). Priscilla, b. Feb. 13, 1658, m. Edward Gray.
Lydia, m. William Freeman (John2), (2) a. 1696, Jonathan Higgins. -j-Elizabeth, m. a. 1684, Samuel Freeman (Samuel21).
Jonathan, b. July 9, 1665, d. 1740, m. Sarah - .
Second wife’s : —
Richard, b. Mar. 17, 1669, d. 1728, m. 1702, Mercy Cobb (James2). Patience, d. 1745, m. 1691, Joseph Paine (Thomas2), (2) 1719, John Jenkins.
See Freeman
Rebecca3 Sparrow m. Thomas3 Freeman.
Mercy Freeman m. Paul3 Sears.
Hannah Sears m. Thomas4 Howes.
Thomas HowTes m. Bathsheba3 Sears.
Deborah Howes m. Lot6 Bassett.
Francis Bassett m. Mehitabeh Ford.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Anne R.8 Preston.
Also
Elizabeth3 Sparrow m. Samuel3 Freeman.
Priscilla Freeman m. John3 Sears.
John Sears m. Deborah5 Crowell.
Thomas Howes m. Bathsheba3 Sears.
Deborah Howes m. Lot6 Bassett.
Francis Bassett m. Mehitabels Ford.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira' Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.s Preston.
References: — Freeman’s History of Cape Cod; Bangs Family, Dean Dudley, 1896; Banning and Allied Families, 1924; Mayflower Descendant, v. 11, p. 1 ; v. 12, p. 57; Society Colonial Wars, 1922.
SPENCER
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SPENCER
13. Michael Spencer of Stotfold, Bedfordshire, Eng., mar¬ ried 1555, Annis Miner; she died 1561; he married, second,
Elizabeth - . He had children: — John, bapt. 1557; Michael,
b. 1558, d. 1560; Johan, bapt. Aug. 20, 1564; Ann, bapt. July 24, 1566; Michael, bapt. Aug. 30, 1566; Alice, bapt. Aug. 30, 1566; Thomas, bapt. 1571; Gerat, bapt. May 20, 1576; Richard, bapt. 1580, d. 1645; Catherine.
12. Gerat (or Jarrard) Spencer of Stotfold, son of Michael and Elizabeth, was baptized May 20, 1576, and died before May, 1646.
Children : —
+1. William, bapt. Oct. 11, 1601, d. 1640, m. a. 1633, Agnes Heane.
2. Elizabeth, bapt. Oct. 21, 1602, d. a. 1645, m. - Tomlyns.
3. John, bapt. June 22, 1604.
4. Henry, bapt. Aug. 11, 1605, d. Oct. 1607.
5. Thomas, bapt. Mar. 29, 1607, d. 1687, m. (1) - , (2) 1645, Sarah
Bearding (Nathaniel1).
6. Richard, bapt. Dec. 11, 1608, d. 1614.
7. Michael, bapt. May 5, 1611, d. a. 1653, m. - , (2) widow Robbins.
8. Jarrard, bapt. Apr. 25, 1614, d. a. 1685, m. a. 1636, Hannah - .
11. Lieut. William1 Spencer was baptized St. Mary’s Parish, Stotfold, Bedfordshire, Eng., Oct. 11, 1601, the son of Jarrard Spencer. He came with his three brothers, Thomas, Michael and Gerard, in 1631. He was one of eight men who are recorded as inhabitants of Newtown (Cambridge), Mass., in 1632; freeman, 1633; lieutenant of Newtown militia, 1636; one of the founders of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Co. of Boston, his name is fourth in its charter, Mar. 1639; deputy to General Court from Cambridge, 1634-8. He married about 1633, Agnes Heane. He removed to Hartford, Conn., with his brothers Gerard and Thomas, and Rev. Thos. Hooker, 1639; representative to General Court of Connecticut, 1639-40. Pie died in Hartford between May 4, 1640, the date of his will, and Mar. 4, 1641, its probate. He gave one-third of his property to his wife, Agnes, and two-thirds to his children Samuel, Sarah, and Elizabeth, “my cozen Matthew Allen and brother John
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Pratt” to be executors. His widow, Agnes, married about 1645, second, William1 Edwards of Hartford, son of Rev. Richard Edwards from Wales, and had at least one son. She was living in 1688.
Children : —
1. Elizabeth, m. 1649, William Wellman, (2) 1672, Jacob Joy.
-j-2. Sarah, b. 1636, m. 1657, John1 Case.
3. Samuel, b. a. 1639, d. a. 1716, m. Sarah - .
See Case
Sarah2 Spencer m. John1 Case.
Elizabeth Case m. John1 Tuller.
Jacob Tuller m. Mary4 Moses.
Martha Tuller m. Ambrose5 Hart.
Martha Hart m. Lot3 Woodruff.
Dolly Woodruff m. Linus0 North.
Clarissa North m. John Bower6 Preston.
Marcus North Preston m. Rebecca B.8 Tenney.
Annie Rebecca Preston m. Edward M.B Bassett.
References : — The Thomas Spencer Family, F. F. Starr, 1896 ; The Spencer Family Record, W. H. Spencer, 1909; Transcript, Jan. 16, 1928; Society Colonial Wars, 1922.
SPRAGUE
12. Tristram Sprague, a fuller of Fordington, St. George, Eng., married June 26, 1575, Elizabeth Colt, and had Edward and William (who married, 1607, Margaret Jaggard).
11. Edward Sprague was born about 1576 in Upway, Co. Dorset, Eng. He lived and died and was buried there in June, 1614. He married, about 1597, Christiana, who survived him and was living in 1651. He was a fuller, and his fulling mill was standing in Upway until recently. The names of his children are from his will which was proved Oct. 13, 1614, dated June 16, 1614. His widow married, second, John Corbin of Upway. She was possibly a sister of John Plolland, or of his wife.
Children : —
Alice, b. a. 1597, m. 1615, Richard1 Eames (Thomas).
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Ralph, b. a. 1599, d. 1650, m. 1623, Joanna Corbin (John).
Edward, b. a. 1601.
Richard, b. 1605, d. 1668, m. Mary Sharp (Nicholas).
Christopher, d. 1625.
-TWilliam, b. 1609, d. 1675, m. 1635, Millicent Eames (Anthony1).
10. William1 Sprague was born in Upway, Co. Dorset, Eng., 1609, son of Edward and Christiana Sprague. At 19 years of age he came to Salem, Mass., with his brothers Ralph and Richard, 1628. They were commissioned with three or four others by Gov. Endicott of Salem, to explore the country along the Charles River. They worked along twelve miles west, made friends with the Indians and probably wintered there in tents. In the spring of 1629 an engineer, Rev. Mr. Bright, the minister, and others came, laid out a town, built houses, and named it Charlestown. The brothers were “persons of character, substance and enterprise, excellent citizens, generous public benefactors, heads of large and respectable families of descendants.”
In 1635, he married in Charlestown, Millisaint Eames, who was born in Dorset, Eng., daughter of Anthony1 and Margery (Prisse) Eames. She was admitted to the church in Charlestown, 1635. In 1645 he was one of seven selectmen. In 1662, con¬ stable and collector. In 1636 he and his father-in-law moved to Hingham. He died at Hingham, Oct. 26, 1675, and his widow died at Hingham, Feb. 8, 1696. His will, dated Oct. 19, 1675, names his wife Millesaint, sons Anthony, John, Samuel, Jonathan
and William, Persis Doggett, Joanna Church and Mary King.
•
Children, all except the first one, born in Hingham: —
1. Anthony, b. Charlestown, Sept. 2, 1636, d. 1719, m. 1661, Elizabeth Bartlett (Robert1).
2. John, bapt. Apr. 1638, d. 1683, m. 1666, Elizabeth Holbrook (William1).
3. Samuel, bapt. May 24, 1640, d. 1710, m. 1666, Sarah Chillings- worth (Thomas1).
4. Jonathan, bapt. Mar. 20, 1642, d. 1647.
5. Persis, bapt. Nov. 12, 1643, m. 1673, John Doggett.
6. Joanna, bapt. Dec. 16, 1644, m. 1667, Caleb Church.
7. Jonathan, b. May 28, 1648, d. 1741, m. 1670, Mehitable Holbrook. +8. William, b. May 7, 1650, d. 1753, m. 1674, Deborah Lane, (2) 1709, Mary Tower.
9. Mary, b. Apr. 25, 1652, m. Thomas King.
10. Hannah, b. Feb. 25, 1655, d. 1658.
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9. William2 Sprague was born in Hingham, Mass., May 7, 1650, son of William1 and Millisaint (Eames) Sprague. He mar¬ ried, in Hingham, Dec. 30, 1674, Deborah Lane, who was bapt. in Hingham, June 20, 1652, the daughter of Andrew2 and Trypheny Lane. She died, Feb. 4, 1707, at Hingham, and he married, second, Nov. 5, 1709, Mary Tower (Jeremiah2). He moved to Providence, R. I., 1709, where he bought land, and was freeman, 1712. He was selectman, 1690, 1699 and 1708. His will, dated Apr. 7, 1721, proved Nov. 11, 1723, mentions his son William, grandson David (son of David), sons Jonathan, John and Benjamin, dau. Deborah Beale, children of Abiah West, wife Mary, and her four children. Pie died, Sept. 26, 1723, at Provi¬ dence, R. I.
Children : —
+1. William, b. Dec. 24, 1675, d. 1753, m. 1707, Silence Tower (Samuel2).
2. Deborah, b. May 24, 1677, m. - Beals.
3. Joanna, b. Feb. 15, 1679-80.
4. David, b. Dec. 3, 1683, d. 1773, m. 1706, Sarah Jordan (John).
5. Jonathan, b. July 24, 1686, d. 1756, m. 1712, Lydia Leavitt (Israel).
6. Abiah, b. Jan. 27, 1689, m. 1709, William West (Peter).
7. John, b. Sept. 13, 1692, m. Bethiah Waterman.
8. Benjamin, b. Jan. 3, 1694, d. 1788, m. 1716, Alice Bucklin.
Second wife’s: —
9. Rowland, b. Oct. 21, 1710, m. 1745, Lydia Hearnden.
10. Mary, b. Aug. 10, 1712, m. 1737, Nathaniel Arnold, or 1740, Amos Keech.
11. Peter, b. Oct. 1, 1714, d. 1790, m. Hannah.
12. Judith, m. 1741, Nathaniel Waterman.
8. William3 Sprague was born in Hingham, Mass., Dec. 24, 1675, the son of William2 and Deborah (Lane) Sprague. He married, at Hingham, Apr. 23, 1707, Silence Tower, who was born at Hingham, Aug. 27, 1684, daughter of Samuel2 and Silence (Damon) Tower. Their first three children were born in Hing¬ ham. He moved to Providence, R. I., where he and his father were made freemen, May 6, 1712. He later moved to Abington where his wife died May 1, 1736, and he died Nov. 27, 1753. His son William was appointed administrator of his estate, Jan. 1754.
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Children : —
1. Silence, b. Sept. 7, 1708, m. 1729, John Woker.
2. William, b. Jan. 29, 1710, d. 1796, m. 1736, Abigail Keen (Ephraim2).
3. Jedediah, b. Mar. 18, 1713.
4. Elisha, d. 1730.
+5. Joshua, d. a. 1757, m. 1744, Elizabeth Keen.
6. Joanna, d. 1741, m. 1740, John Nash.
7. Lydia, m. 1753, William Wales (Joseph).
7. Joshua4 Sprague was born in Abington, Mass., the son of William3 and Silence (Tower) Sprague. He married, in Abington, Aug. 21, 1744, Elizabeth Keen. They lived in Abing¬ ton, and he died there, probably in 1757, as his widow was appointed administratrix of his estate in that year. She married, second, William Beale, in 1760.
Children : —
1. Joshua, b. Feb. 28, 1746.
2. Elisha, b. Aug. 27, 1748, m. 1768, Sarah Corey (John).
3. Samuel, b. Feb. 28, 1753, m. 1782, Mary Benner.
+4. Silence, b. Aug. 8, 1755, m. 1774, Barnabas Reed (Ebenezer4).
See Reed
Silence5 Sprague m. Barnabas5 Reed.
Sarah Reed m. John7 Ford.
Mehitabel Ford m. Francis7 Bassett.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.s Preston.
References Sprague Families in America, W. V. Sprague, 1913 ; Spragues of Malden, Mass., Chamberlain, 1923; N. E. H. & G. Reg., 1909. '
STANDISH
10. Thomas1 Standish was born about 1612, in England. He was probably a son of Myles Standish and his first wife Rose, and was left in England, although Myles’ will mentions only four sons, and they were sons of his second wife, but if not a son he must have been a younger brother or a nephew, as authentic tradi¬ tion says he was of that family, and there was a striking similarity of traits of character, physical likeness, and family names. If a
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brother, he was son of Thomas Standish of Duxbury, Eng., who died about 1600. He came from England to Plymouth Colony, and in 1636 was one of the original settlers in Wethersfield, Conn. ; a list of his property is given in the first records of the town, in 1640. He was a soldier in the Pequot War, 1637, and had a grant of land on that account; and was keeper of the fort at Wethersfield. He married Susanna Francis, who was born in 1624, the daughter of Robert and Joan Francis ; she died, Nov. 30, 1692, aged 68, and he died, Dec. 5, 1693, aged 80. He was a brother-in-law of John1 Deming, who left legacies to “cousins Unis Standigge and Sarah Wyer.”
Children : —
+ Sarah, m. 1681, John Wyart (Robert1).
Thomas, b. 1660, d. 1735, m. 1690, Mary Church (Thomas1), (2) Rebecca Hunn.
Eunice, b. 1664, d. 1716, m. 1693, Nathaniel Stoddard (John1), his 2d wife.
See Wyart
Sarah2 Standish m. John2 Wyart.
Lois Wyart m. Hezekiah3 Deming.
Eliakim Deming m. Lucy4 Gridley.
Lucy Deming m. Samuel3 North.
Linus North m. Dolly0 Woodruff.
Clarissa North m. John Bower6 Preston. Marcus North Preston m. Rebecca B.s Tenney. Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References : — Standishes in America, Myles Standish, 1895 ; Savage’s Gen. Diet.; Transcript, Aug. 13, 1914; Lewis Ancestors, H. S. L. Barnes, 1910; Society Colonial Wars Year Book, 1922.
STANLEY
12 and 11. John Stanley of Ashford, Kent, Eng., had two sisters, Tabitha, who was born Oct. 11, 1573, and married, 1600, John Duke, and Priscilla, bapt. Jan. 3, 1579, and one brother, Daniel. John married June 1, 1590, Susan Lancock. She was buried Sept. 10, 1619.
Children : —
1. Anne, bapt. May 18, 1591, d. 1603.
2. Elizabeth, bapt. May 15, 1592, d. Aug. 1592.
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3. Sarah, bapt. Mar. 24, 1594.
4. John, b. 1596, d. 1600.
5. Thomas1, b. 1598, d. 1663, m. 1630, Bennett Tritton.
-\-6. Timothy1, bapt. Mar. 22, 1600, d. 1648, m. Elizabeth (Morrice?).
7. Sybil, bapt. Feb. 28, 1602, d. 1603.
-(-8. John, bapt. Dec. 28, 1603, d. 1634.
10. Timothy1 Stanley, bapt. Mar. 22, 1600, son of John and Susan Stanley, came to Newtown (Cambridge) in 1634, in the Planter, with his wife and son Timothy, and perhaps other children, and his brothers Thomas and John. Timothy and his brother Thomas went to Hartford in 1635, and were original pro¬ prietors. He was freeman, 1635; deputy to General Court, 1641, and later. He had married in England, Elizabeth (Morrice?). He died in Hartford, Oct. 1648. His widow married, second, in 1661, Andrew1 Bacon, who died in 1669. She died at the home of her son, Caleb, in Hartford, ‘‘Feb. 23, 1679, aged about 76” (gravestone). She is buried in the Center Church yard at Hart¬ ford. Her will, dated Oct. 1671, mentions her children Lois Porter, Abigail Coles and Elizabeth Sension and son Caleb.
Children : —
Timothy, b. Jan. 1633, d. 1635.
Abigail, d. 1734, m. 1660, Samuel Cowles (John1).
Elizabeth, b. a. 1635, d. a. 1690, m. bef. 1656, Mark Sension (or St.
John) (Matthew1).
Caleb, b. Mar. 1642, d. 1718, m. 1665, Hannah Cowles (John1), d. 1690,
(2) 1690, Mrs. Sarah (Foster, Moore) Long, d. 1698, (3) 1699, Lydia
(Cole) Wilson.
+Lois, b. Aug. 23, 1645, d. 1711, m. Thomas Porter (Thomas1).
Isaac, b. Mar. 10, 1648, d. 1671, m. Mary.
See Porter
Lois2 Stanley m. Thomas2 Porter.
Timothy Porter m. Susanna3 Bull.
Lois Porter m. Samuel4 North.
Samuel North m. Lucy5 Deming.
Dolly6 Woodruff m. Linus6 North.
Clarissa North m. John Bower6 Preston.
Marcus North Preston m. Rebecca B.8 Tenney.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.fl Bassett.
11. John1 Stanley, baptized Dec. 28, 1603, in Ashford, Kent, Eng., was the son of John and Susan (Lancock) Stanley. He
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married in England, and his wife probably died there. In 1634 he sailed on the Planter with his three children and his brothers Thomas and Timothy. He died on the voyage. In court in Cambridge, on Mar. 3, 1635, Timothy1 agreed “to bring upp Rueth Stanley,” daughter of John, and John, her brother, was taken by his uncle Thomas1 Stanley.
Children : —
1. John, b. 1624, d. 1706, m. 1645, Sarah Scott (Thomas1), d. 1661, (2) 1663, Sarah Stoddard.
+2. Ruth, b. 1628, d. 1691, m. 1645, Isaac1 Moore.
3. A child, b. a. 1633, d. 1634, after reaching Cambridge.
See Moore
Ruth2 Stanley m. Isaac1 Moore.
Ruth Moore m. John2 Norton.
Thomas Norton m. Elizabeth2 McEwen.
Elizabeth Norton m. Samuel4 Woodruff.
Lot Woodruff m. Martha6 Hart.
Dolly6 Woodruff m. Linus6 North.
Clarissa North m. John Bower6 Preston.
Marcus North Preston m. Rebecca B.8 Tenney.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References : — The Stanley Families of America, I. P. Warren, 1887 ; The Founding of New England, Ernest Flagg, 1926; Society Colonial Wars, 1922.
STEELE
14. Richard Steele, son of Robert Steele, was buried at Fairstead, Eng., Jan. 10, 1595.
13. Richard Steele, Jr., was baptized in Fairstead, Essex Co., Eng., April 12, 1549, died and was buried there, Jan. 12, 1631, “aged 82.” He married Elizabeth who was buried April 4, 1626, at Fairstead.
Children : —
1. Richard, bapt. Feb. 4, 1587, m. 1623, Elizabeth Bredy.
2. George, d. Hartford, Conn., 1665, m. 1608, Margery Sorrell.
-{-3. John, bapt. 1591, d. 1665, m. 1622, Rachel Talcott.
12. “Secretary” John1 Steele was bapt. Fairstead, Eng., Dec. 12, 1591, son of Richard. He married, in Fairstead, Oct. 10,
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275
1622, Rachel Talcott, who was born in Braintree, Essex Co., Eng., daughter of John and Ann (Skinner) Talcott. He came to New¬ town, Mass., 1630; an original proprietor; a freeman, 1634; deputy to General Court of Massachusetts, 1634-5. In the autumn of 1635 he led a pioneer band through the wilderness from New¬ town (now Cambridge), Mass., to the Connecticut River. As leader and magistrate he led and directed safely and wisely. They spent the winter clearing the land, building log houses, fighting Indians and wild beasts. In the spring their wives and families, with Mr. Hooker, their minister, came to the new settlement which became Hartford. He was one of eight commissioners appointed by the General Court of Massachusetts to govern Connecticut, Mar. 1636, for one year. His brother George1 Steele and brother-in-law John1 Talcott were of the party.
He became an original proprietor of Farmington, 1645. He was elected to the principal colony court for twenty-three years, and was first Colonial Secretary of Connecticut, 1636-9. He was deputy to the court in 1636, which declared war against the Pequots. His wife died Oct. 24, 1653, and he married, second, Nov. 25, 1655, Mary (Ruscoe), widow of Richard1 Seymour. He died at Farmington, Feb. 27, 1664. His will, dated Jan. 30, 1664, proved June 15, 1665, mentions his wife Mercy (or Mary) ; Samuel and his wife Mary Boosey; son-in-law William Judd and wife Mary; son-in-law Thomas Judd and wife Sarah; and John, Samuel and Benoni, sons of his son John, deceased. His children Samuel, Daniel, Rachel and John were mentioned in the will of their grandmother Ann Talcott in 1636.
Children : —
+1. John, b. in Eng., 1625, d. 1653, m. 1646, Mercy Warner (Andrew1).
2. Samuel, b. in Eng., 1626, d. 1685, m. a. 1652, Mary Boosey (James).
3. Lydia, b. in Eng., d. 1659, m. 1657, James Bird (Thomas1).
4. Mary, b. in Eng., d. 1718, m. 1658, William Judd (Thomas1).
5. Rachel, bapt. June 29, 1632, prob. d. y.
6. Daniel, b. bef. 1636.
7. Hannah, d. 1655, unm.
8. Sarah, b. 1638, d. 1695, m. a. 1658, Thomas Judd (Thomas1).
11. John2 Steele, born 1625, in Essex Co., Eng., son of John1, married in Hartford, Conn., Jan. 22, 1646, Mercy (Mary)
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Warner, who was probably born before 1627, in England, the daughter of Andrew1 and Mary Warner. He was one of the first settlers of Farmington, and purchased a house lot there. Ensign of militia, 1651; died, 1653, at Farmington. His widow married about 1669, William1 Hills, his third wife. She was living in 1681.
Children : —
1. Mary, b. Nov. 20, 1646, m. 1670, John Thompson (Thomas1).
+2 John ’b Nov. 5, 1647, d. 1737, m. Ruth Judd (Thomas1).
' 3. Samuel, b. Mar. 15, 1652, d. 1710, m. 1680, Mary Bradford
(William21). . .
4. Benoni, was mentioned in his grandfather’s will in 1664.
5. Henry, d. inf.
6. Daniel, d. inf.
10. Lieut. John3 Steele, son of John2 and Mercy (Warner) Steele, was born Nov. 5, 1647 ; lived in Farmington, Conn. ; mar¬ ried Ruth Judd, who was born in Farmington about 1646, the daughter of Thomas1 Judd. He was freeman May 10, 1677. He died Aug. 26, 1737.
Children : —
-fl. Mary, m. Joseph Bird (Joseph2), (2) - Hart.
2. Elizabeth, b. 1678, d. inf.
3. Sarah, bapt. Nov. 25, 1683, d. 1751, m. 1707, John Watson (John*).
4. John, b. Mar. 6, 1686, d. 1751, m. 1716, Mary Newell (Samuel).
5. Rachel, b. 1689, d. 1773, unm.
6. Ruth, d. 1751, m. 1724, John Thompson (John2).
7. Ebenezer, b. 1697, d. inf.
See Bird
Mary4 Steele m. Joseph3 Bird.
Mary Bird m. Joseph3 Hart.
Ambrose Hart m. Martha3 Tuller.
Martha Hart m. Lot5 Woodruff.
Dolly Woodruff m. Linus6 North.
Clarissa North m. John B.6 Preston.
Marcus North7 Preston m. Rebecca8 Tenney.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References: — Society Colonial Wars Year Book, 1922; Conn. Col. Records, vol. 1, p. 227 ; Steele Family, Daniel Steele Durrie, 1862 ; Goodwin and Morgan Lines, F. F. Starr, 1914; Transcript, Sept. 18, 1929; Memorial History, Hartford County, Trumbull, 1882.
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277
STEWART
10. Duncan1 Stewart, born about 1617, married Ann - .
He was in Ipswich, Mass., 1658, Newbury, 1659-80, Rowley, 1680, to his death, which occurred Aug. 30, 1717, in Rowley. His wife lived until July 9, 1729, when she died in Rowley. He was a shipwright.
Children : —
1. Katherine, b. Ipswich, 1658.
2. Martha, b. Newbury, Apr. 4, 1659, m. - Carter.
3. Charles, b. June 5, 1661, d. 1689.
4. Elizabeth, b. 1662, m. 1685, Sylvanus Wentworth (William1).
5. James, b. Oct. 8, 1664, d. 1750, m. Elizabeth.
6. Henry, b. May 1, 1669.
7. John.
8. Samuel.
+9. Ebenezer, b. 1676, d. 1749, m. 1698, Elizabeth Johnson.
9. Ebenezer2 Stewart, born in Rowley, in 1676, son of Dun¬ can1 and Ann Stewart, married in Rowley, May, 23, 1698, Eliza¬ beth Johnson of Rowley, who was born about 1677. He was a farmer and inn holder in Byfield Parish, Rowley ; served in Canada Expedition, 1690; he died, Apr. 30, 1749, in Byfield Parish, Rowley; his wife had died a few days before him on Apr. 9th. She was probably dau. of Capt. John2 Johnson.
Children : —
1. Sarah, b. May 19, 1699, m. 1719, John Webster.
-j-2. Robert, b. Nov. 26, 1701, d. 1782, m. 1727, Ann Adams.
3. Richard, b. Oct. 15, 1704, d. 1777, m. Judith Poor (Joseph2), d.
1748, (2) 1748, Mary (Fisk) Stickney.
4. John, b. Oct. 20, 1709, m. 1732, Hannah Bailey.
5. Elizabeth, m. 1725, Benjamin Webster.
6. Ann, b. Mar. 27, 1712, m. 1737, Nathaniel Brown, (2) 1746,
Samuel Lowell.
7. Mary, or Mercy, b. Oct. 26, 1715, m. 1734, Ezra Clough.
8. Charles, b. May 31, 1718, d. 1750, m. 1741, Sarah Fisk.
9. Jane, b. Aug. 7, 1720, m. 1751, William Davis.
8. Robert3 Stewart, born in Rowley, Nov. 26, 1701, son of Ebenezer and Elizabeth Stewart, married in Newbury, Dec. 11, 1727, Ann Adams, daughter of Abraham3 and Anne (Longfel-
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low) Adams ; she was born in Newbury, Apr. 29, 1705. He was one of the founders of the first Baptist church in New Hamp¬ shire, in 1755, in Newton, N. H. He built a church of logs which was called “Stuart’s Church” and supported the preaching, and refused to pay the town tax for the support of the Congrega¬ tional Church, for which an unsuccessful attempt was made to arrest him. He died in Kingston, N. H., early in 1782. His widow died there in 1787. His first child was born in Rowley, but all the rest were born in Kingston (later called Newton),
N. H.
Children : —
1. Samuel, b. Nov. 3, 1728, m. 1758, Grace Hubbard.
2. Anna, bapt. Sept. 27, 1730, d. y.
+3. Sarah, b. Oct. 16, 1732, d. 1813, m. 1751, Samuel Chase (Samuel3),
(2) 1798, Thomas Noyes.
4. Daughter, d. Nov. 30, 1736.
5. Ann, b. Oct. 31, 1736, m. 1757, Barnard Hoyt.
6. Mary, b. Mar. 11, 1739, m. Samuel Chase (Francis4).
7. Elizabeth, b. Mar. 10, 1741.
8. Robert, b. Sept. 30, 1743, a captain in War of Revolution.
9. Stephen, b. Dec. 25, 1745, m. Sarah Peaslee.
10. Ab - , b. 1748, d. y.
See Chase
Sarah4 Stewart m. Samuel4 Chase.
Anne Chase m. William0 Bailey.
Rebecca Bailey m. Silas6 Tenney.
William Tenney m. Emeline3 Murray. Rebecca Tenney m. Marcus N.‘ Preston. Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References: — Duncan Stuart Family, J. A. Stuart.
STICKNEY
12. Robert Stickney of Frampton, Co. of Lincoln, Eng., died Oct. 1582.
11. William Stickney, son of Robert, was baptized Dec. 30, 1558, at Frampton, Eng.; he married, June 16, 1585, Margaret Pierson.
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279
10. Lieut. William1 Stickney, son of William, was baptized Sept. 6, 1592, at Frampton, Lincolnshire, Eng. He married in
England, Elizabeth - , who was born about 1608. He sailed
from Hull, Eng., 1637; was admitted to the church in Boston, Nov. 6, 1638; he and his wife were dismissed to the Rowley church in 1639, where he and his wife and three children were among the first settlers, and he was granted \y2 acres. He brought from England a King James version of the Bible, first edition, printed 1611, which is owned by a descendant. A hus¬ bandman; selectman, 1656; lieutenant, 1661. He was buried in Rowley, Jan. 25, 1665, his wife survived him several years, was still living, 1678. His will, dated Jan. 21, 1665, proved Mar. 28, names wife Elizabeth, sons Samuel, Amos, John, Andrew and Thomas, daughters Mary, Faith and Mercy.
Children : —
+1. Samuel, b. Eng., 1633, d. 1709, m. 1654, Julia Swan, (2) 1674, Prudence (Leaver) Gage.
2. Amos, b. Eng., 1635, d. 1678, m. 1663, Sarah Morse (Anthony1).
3. Mary, b. Eng., 1637, m. 1667, James Barker (James).
4. John, b. Jan. 14, 1640, d. 1709, m. 1680, Hannah Brockleband (Samuel1).
5. Faith, b. Dec. 14, 1641, d. 1696, m. 1674, Samuel Gage (John1).
6. Andrew, b. Mar. 11, 1644, d. 1727, m. 1689, wid. Edna (Northend) Lambert (d. 1722), m. (2) 1723, Elizabeth Jewett, wid. of Ezekiel (?).
7. Elizabeth, b. Jan. 3, 1646, d. 1659.
8. Thomas, b. Jan. 3, 1646, m. Mehitabel Kimball.
9. Mercy, b Nov. 4, 1648, d. 1676.
10. Adding, b. Nov. 4, 1648, d. 1660.
9. Samuel2 Stickney, son of William1, born in England, 1633, married in Rowley, Mass., Feb. 18, 1654, Julia Swan, who was born in England about 1634, the daughter of Richard1 and Ann Swan; she died in Bradford about 1671 ; he married, second, Apr. 6, 1674, Mrs. Prudence Leaver Gage (born 1644, died Oct. 1716), the daughter of Thomas Leaver and widow of Benjamin Gage.
He was one of eighteen men who organized the church of Bradford in 1682; freeman, 1682; selectman, 1671, and eight years; lieutenant, 1691; deputy, 1689 and 1690; pound keeper; tithing man, 1704; grand juryman, 1697. He died in Brad¬ ford, 1709.
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Children of first wife : —
1. Elizabeth, b. May 9, 1661, d. 1694, m. 1680, Daniel Tenney (Thomas1).
+2. Samuel, b. Feb. 5, 1663, d. 1714, m. Mary Haseltine (Abraham').
3. William, b. Aug. 21, 1665, d. inf.
4. Sarah, b. Oct. 20, 1667, d. 1689.
Second wife's : —
5. William, b. Jan. 27, 1675, d. 1706, m. 1701, Anna Heseltine (David2).
6. Thomas, b. Mar. 19, 1676, drowned 1689.
7. Jonathan, b. Feb. 11, 1679, d. 1713, unm.
8. Samuel3 Stickney, son of Samuel2 and Julia Stickney, was born in Rowley, Mass., Feb. 5, 1663, married Mary Haseltine, born in Rowley, April 30, 1673, the daughter of Abraham2 and Elizabeth (Longhorne) Haseltine. He was on a committee in 1684 to set up a corn mill, the first to be built in Rowley; select¬ man from 1686, for six years; assessor, 1694; constable; sur¬ veyor, 1707-8.
He died Dec. 30, 1714, and was buried in Bradford. Among articles mentioned in the inventory of his property are loom and tackling and books. His widow married, second, Aug. 30, 1722, Joseph Tidd, his third wife, and was dismissed to the church in Lexington, where she died Jan. 4, 1731.
Children : —
I. Sarah, b. Dec. 9, 1690, m. 1717, Samuel Spofford ( Samuel h
2 Mary, b. Sept. 29, 1692, m. 1715, Richard Kimball (Richard*).
3. Thomas, b. Aug. 23, 1694, d. 1769, m. 1716, Mary Mullickin d.
1737 (Robert), (2) Dorothy Monroe.
4. Elizabeth, b. Aug. 20, 1696, m. Benjamin Mullickin (Robert).
5. Amos, b. Oct. 31, 1699, d. bef. 1716.
+6. Samuel, b. Aug. 24, 1701, d. 1783, m. 1729, Elizabeth Hardy, (2)
Susanna Johnson.
7. Abraham, b. Oct. 16, 1703, d. 1783, m. 1728, Abigail Hall.
8. Ebenezer, b. July 25, 1705, d. Aug. 2, 1705.
9. Jonathan, b. Jan. 19, 1707, m. 1734, Alice Symonds.
10 Richard, b. May 9, 1709, m. Mary - , (2) Susanna Tucker.
II. Dorothy, b. Mar. 18, 1712, d. 1790, m. 1731, Joseph Tidd (Joseph). 12. Benjamin, b. Oct. 27, 1714, d. inf.
7. Samuel4 Stickney, son of Samuel3, born in Bradford, Mass., Aug. 24, 1701, married Apr. 22, 1729, Elizabeth Hardy,
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281
born in Bradford, Mar. 11, 1707, the daughter of Jacob3 and Sarah (Clark) Hardy. A husbandman; member of second church of Bradford; fence-viewer, 1735 and 1760; surveyor, 1736, 1738, 1748, 1763; constable, 1739; tithing man for six years, 1740-46. In 1742 he was chosen to assist the pastor and deacons in cases of discipline. He was one of a company of 87 men organized Jan. 1725, to go against the Indians in Maine. They found a trail, and killed ten Indians ; they brought home the scalps and received a bounty of £100 for each scalp.
A part of Rowley was set off in 1672, named Bradford, and incorporated in 1675. The part in which he lived was set off from Bradford in 1850, and called Groveland.
His wife died May 11, 1737 ; he married, second, June 3, 1742, Susanna Johnson, who died July 28, 1776. He died in Bradford, Dec. 29, 1783, and was buried in the old burying ground at Groveland. His will, dated Aug. 21, 1783, mentions Dorothy, wife of Eben Kezer; Sarah, wid. of Jedediah Barker; Elizabeth, wife of Josiah Hills; Abigail and her husband, Joseph Kimball; Hannah and her husband, Thomas Tenney.
Children : —
1. Elizabeth, b. July 28, 1730, d. 1797, m. 1751, Josiah Hills (Josiah).
2. Abigail, b. Jan. 4, 1731, m. Joseph Kimball (Joseph).
+3. Hannah, b. Sept. 20, 1734, d. 1790, m. 1753, Thomas Tenney (Daniel4).
4. Sarah, b. July 5, 1735, m. 1756, Jedediah Barker (James).
5. Dorothy, b. Apr. 20, 1737, m. 1759, John Morse, (2) before 1783, Eben Kezer.
See Tenney
Hannah5 Stickney m. Thomas0 Tenney.
Silas Tenney m. Rebecca6 Bailey.
William Tenney m. Emeline3 Murray.
Rebecca Bailey Tenney m. Marcus N.7 Preston. Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References: — Stickney Family, M. A. Stickney, 1869; Society Colonial Wars, 1922.
SWAN
10. Richard1 Swan was born in England about 1606, and married there Ann - , who was mother of his children. He
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came to Boston, 1638. He was dismissed from the church in Boston to Rowley, Sept. 24, 1639, where his was one of the sixty families who settled Rowley in Apr. 1639. After they had worked together about five years clearing the land, they divided it and he received two acres. A freeman, 1640; a husbandman; he held office for many years as selectman, constable, marshal, and representative from Rowley to General Court, 1666-73. He was in King Philip’s War and expedition to Canada (Society Colonial Wars, 1922). His wife died, and was buried in Row-
ley, Apr. 4, 1658. He married, second, Mar. 1659, Ann - ,
who had married, about 1640, Michael1 Hopkinson of Boston (who died, 1648) ; she married, second, 1650, John Trumbull (who died, 1657). She was born about 1615, and died, 1678.
He was 70 years old in deposition in 1677. He died and was buried in Rowley, May 14, 1678. His will, dated Apr. 25, 1678, mentions wife Ann, son Robert; son-in-law Joseph Boynton and wife Sarah ; children of daughter Stickney, Elizabeth, Samuel and Sarah ; grandchildren Richard Sutton, and Richard, son of Robert; daughters Jane Wilson, Franciss Quilter, Dorothy Chap¬ man and Mercy Warner.
Children : —
1. Robert, b. 1627, d. a. 1698, m. 1650, Elizabeth Acy, d. 1689 (William1), (2) 1690, wid. Hannah (Bull) Ross.
2. Richard, b. a. 1629, d. bef. 1678.
3. Jonathan, b. a. 1631, d. bef. 1678.
4. Frances, b. 1633, d. 1694, m. 1653, Mark Quilter (Mark1).
+5. Julia, b. a. 1634, d. a. 1671, m. 1654, Samuel Stickney (William1).
6. Jane, b. a. 1635, m. a. 1656, Thomas Wilson (Theophilus1).
7. Dorothy, b. a. 1636, d. 1710, m. 1655, Thomas Abbott (George), d. 1659, (2) Edward Chapman, d. 1678, (3) Archelus Woodman.
8. John, bapt. Nov. 13, 1638, Boston, d. bef. 1678.
9. Mercy, b. July 4, 1640, d. 1683, m. 1662, Samuel Warner (John ).
10. Faith, b. Mar. 30, 1644, m. a. 1673, Richard Sutton.
+11. Sarah, b. 1646, d. 1719, m. 1669, Joseph Boynton (John1).
See Stickney
Julia2 Swan m. Samuel2 Stickney.
Samuel3 Stickney m. Mary3 Haseltine.
Samuel4 Stickney m. Elizabeth4 Hardy.
Hannah5 Stickney m. Thomas5 Tenney.
Silas6 Tenney m. Rebecca*5 Bailey.
William7 Tenney m. Emeline3 Murray.
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Rebecca Tenney m. Marcus N.7 Preston. Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
See Boynton
Sarah2 Swan m. Joseph2 Boynton.
Sarah3 Boynton m. Samuel3 Tenney.
Daniel4 Tenney m. Sarah4 Kimball.
Thomas0 Tenney m. Hannah5 Stickney. Silas6 Tenney m. Rebecca6 Bailey.
William7 Tenney m. Emeline3 Murray. Rebecca Tenney m. Marcus N.7 Preston. Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References Ancestry of Peter Parker, J. W. Linzee, 1913.
TALCOTT
14. John Tailcott or Taylcott of Braintree, Colchester,
Essex Co., Eng., married - Wells; married (2) Mary Pullen,
who died June 19, 1625. He died Nov. 1, 1606. By his first wife he had: — John, who married Ann Skinner; Robert, d. 1641, married Joanna Drake, and a daughter who married a Barnard. By second wife he had: — Thomas, d. 1641, m. Margaret Biggs; Grace m. John Death; Joanna, m. — — - Knewstuble; Marie, m. Marshall; Erne, m. Thomas Adler; John.
13. John Talcott, born before 1558, son of John, lived in Braintree, Essex Co., Eng. A pewterer. He married, Ann Skinner, daughter of William and Marjerie Skinner of Braintree. Pie died in England, Jan. 1604. His will, proved Jan. 29, 1604, mentioned his wife Ann (who, in 1605, married (2) Moses Wall, and had three children), his father-in-law William Skinner, his brother Robert Talcott, his son John, and his five daughters. His wife’s will, dated Felsted, Eng., Apr. 6, 1637, mentions her son John, daughters Sarah Wadsworth, Rachel Steele, grandchildren Samuel, Daniel, Rachel and John Steele; daughter Mary Aylett; daughter Lydia Wall Holbeach, and son-in-law Martin Holbeach, her brothers John and Richard Skynner, and sister Gill. William Skinner, their grandfather, had mentioned John, Sarah and Rachel Talcott in his will in 1616.
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Children : —
John, a minor in 1606, d. 1660, m. Dorothy Mott.
Sarah, d. bef. 1644, m. William Wadsworth.
-f Rachel, d. 1653, m. 1622, John1 Steele.
Ann.
Mary, d. 1657, m. bef. 1630, Robert Aylett, perhaps also Begat Eggleston (1590-1674).
Grace.
See Steele
Rachel Talcott m. John1 Steele.
John Steele m. Mercy2 Warner.
John Steele m. Ruth2 Judd.
Mary Steele m. Joseph3 Bird.
Mary Bird m. Joseph4 Hart.
Ambrose Hart m. Martha3 Tuller.
Martha Hart m. Lot5 Woodruff.
Dolly Woodruff m. Linus6 North.
Clarissa North m. John Bower8 Preston. Marcus North Preston m. Rebeccas Tenney. Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References: — Goodwin and Morgan Ancestral Lines, Starr, 1914; Transcript, June 16, 1924; N. E. H. & G. Register, vol. 50, p. 418; Tallcott Genealogy, S. V. Talcott.
TAYLOR
10. Ricpiard1 Taylor was in Yarmouth, Mass., 1643, where he was called ‘‘Richard of the Rock” to distinguish him from another' Richard Taylor, because his house was against a rock near the boundary between Hockanom and Nobscussett. He married, Oct. 27, 1646, Ruth - - .
His will, dated Sept. 2, 1693, probated Oct. 3, 1703, mentioned Richard, Elisha, Mehitable, Kezia, Hannah, and grandson Samuel Eldredge. A codicil of Oct. 8, 1699, mentioned grandchildren, Jehoshaphat, Mehitable and Kezia Eldredge and Mehitable Smith. He died Aug. 1, 1703; his wife had died June 9, 1693.
Children : —
Richard, b. June 9, 1652, d. 1732, m. Hannah - .
Mehitable, b. July 23, 1654, m. 1681, Jonathan Smith.
-fKeziah, b. Feb. 18, 1656, m. 1680, Samuel Eldredge (William1).
Jasher, b. May 9, 1659, d. 1752.
Hannah, b. Sept. 17, 1661, m. 1682, Job Jenkins.
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285
Elisha, b. Feb. 10, 1664, d. 1741, m. Rebecca.
Mary, b. June 12, 1667.
See Eldredge
Keziah2 Taylor m. Samuel2 Eldredge.
Keziah Eldredge m. John4 Crowell.
Deborah Crowell m. John4 Sears.
Bathsheba Sears m. Thomas5 Howes.
Deborah Howes m. Lot6 Bassett.
Francis Bassett m. Mehitabel8 Ford.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References: — The Taylor Family of Yarmouth, 1912; History of Cape Cod, Freeman, 1860.
TENNEY
10. Thomas1 Tenney was born in England, 1614, and mar¬ ried there Ann (Mighill?). They were one of a company of twenty families who because of the religious persecution of King Charles, sailed with their pastor, Rev. Ezekiel Rogers, for Amer¬ ica in 1638. They were joined by forty more families in April, 1639, and made a settlement thirty miles from Boston, known as Rogers Plantation, but later called Rowley from their home in England in Yorkshire. The town records name him ensign, marshall, 1653-66; warner of town meetings, 1650, and other years; overseer of plains, 1656, etc.; selectman, 1660, 1661, 1670; viewer of fences, highways, and chimneys, 1669; constable, 1665-6; tithing man, 1680; sergeant and ensign of Rowley Foot Co., 1677. His wife was a sister of Deacon Thomas Mighill of Rowley. She died Sept. 24, 1657, and he married, Feb. 24, 1658, (2) Eliza¬ beth, widow of Francis1 Parrat, (died about 1656). He spent his last years in Bradford, Mass., where he died Feb. 20, 1700, and is buried in the old cemetery. His grave is marked with a dark slate stone. His brother, Deacon William1 Tenney, came, 1639,
one year later, to Rowley, married about 1642, Katherine - ,
and died 1685.
Children : —
+1. John, b. Dec. 14, 1640, d. 1722, m. 1663, Mercy Parrat (Francis1).
2. Hannah, b. Mar. 15, 1642, d. after 1723, m. Joseph Johnson (William1).
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+3. Mercy, b. June 17, 1644, d. 1716, m. 1664, Thomas Hardy (Thomas1).
4. Thomas, b. July 16, 1648, d. 1730, m. 1680, Margaret Hidden (Andrew).
5. James, b. Aug. 15, 1650, m. 1684, Abigail Lambert (John).
6. Daniel, b. July 16, 1653, d. 1747, m. 1680, Elizabeth Stickney, d.
1694, (2) Mary - , (3) 1712, Elizabeth Woodman (Joshua).
See Hardy
Mercy2 Tenney m. Thomas2 Hardy.
Jacob Hardy m. Sarah Clark.
Elizabeth Hardy m. Samuel4 Stickney.
Hannah Stickney m. Thomas5 Tenney.
Silas Tenney m. Rebecca6 Bailey.
William Tenney m. Emeline3 Murray.
Rebecca Tenney m. Marcus N.7 Preston.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.8 Bassett.
9. Deacon John2 Tenney, born in Rowley, Mass., Dec. 14, 1640, son of Thomas1 and Ann Tenney, married in Rowley, Feb. 26, 1663, Mercy Parrat, who was born July 23, 1646, daughter of Francis1 and Elizabeth Parrat. She died Nov. 27,
1667, and he married, second, Dec. 2, 1668, Susanna Woodbury (daughter of Humphrey). She died Apr. 9, 1716. He was moderator of the first town meeting held in Bradford, Feb. 20,
1668. He had bought, in 1664, for £50, 100 acres southeast of the Merrimack River, and four acres of meadow. In 1677 he was on the school committee, and his name was first on the list of deacons, chosen 1702. He was in the garrison at Blackport, Me., 1676, and under Capt. Scottow, 1677. He was called “Ensign” in 1705. He died Apr. 13, 1722.
Children : —
1. Sarah, b. Oct. 17, 1665, d. 1739, m. 1684, Capt. Philip Atwood. +2. Samuel, b. Nov. 20, 1667, d. 1748, m. Abigail Bailey, (2) Sarah Boynton, (3) Hannah Moody.
8. Deacon Samuel3 Tenney, born in Bradford, Mass., Nov. 20, 1667, son of John2 and Mercy (Parrat) Tenney, married Abigail Bailey, daughter of Joseph2 Bailey (Richard1). She died Nov. 28, 1689. He married, second, in Bradford, Dec. 18, 1690, Sarah Boynton, who was born Jan. 11, 1672, daughter of Capt. Joseph2 and Sarah (Swan) Boynton. She died April 3, 1709,
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and he married, third, Jan. 26, 1711, Hannah Moody of New- bury. She died, Oct. 29, 1745, aged 76. He was representative to Massachusetts General Court, 1724-5. He was chosen deacon, 1712. He wrote shorthand and took down the sermons. He was a fine singer and led the singing for 25 years. He was by nature and by grace, distinguished, and repeatedly held high offices in his native town. He was a lieutenant in the Continental Army ; a member of the Colonial Assembly when, in 1725, he was one of the thirty who voted against receiving the king’s charter. He died Feb. 3, 1748, and was buried at Groveland Cemetery. A slate stone, elaborately decorated, says, “Here lies the body of Elder Samuel Tenney, who died Feb. 3, 1748, in his 81st year.”
Children : —
1. Abigail, b. Nov. 22, 1689, m. a. 1711, Nathaniel Haseltine.
Second wife’s : —
2. Mercy, b. Oct. 23, 1691, m. a. 1719, Moses Worcester (William).
3. John, b. Dec. 8, 1692, d. 1732, m. 1718, Hannah Jewett (Maxi¬ milian).
4. Susanna, b. Feb. 5, 1695, m. John Bailey (Joseph2).
5. Sarah, b. Mar. 29, 1696, d. 1779, m. 1721, Samuel Tyler.
6. Samuel, b. Dec. 17, 1697, d. 1777, m. 1720, Sarah Worcester (Wm.), (2) 1749, Elizabeth Fales.
7. Joseph, b. Mar. 16, 1699, d. 1775, m. 1723, Abigail Wood (John2).
8. Ann, b. Sept. 24, 1700, d. 1726, m. 1721, Ephraim Kimball (Thomas3).
+9. Daniel, b. Feb. 14, 1702, d. 1751, m. a. 1725, Sarah Kimball (d. 1732, (2) 1733, Ann Coleman.
10. Jonathan, b. Dec. 8, 1703, d. 1786, m. a. 1726, Rebecca Hardy (Daniel), (2) 1740, Lydia (Hale) Perley, dau. of Joseph Hale.
11. Dorothy, b. Feb. 20, 1705, m. 1729, Nathaniel Kimball.
12. Philip, b. Dec. 16, 1706, d. 1783, m. 1730, Jane Hale (Samuel).
7. Daniel4 Tenney, born in Bradford, Mass., Feb. 14, 1702, son of Samuel3 and Sarah (Boynton) Tenney, married Sarah Kimball, who was born Jan. 22, 1706, in Bradford, the daughter of Thomas3 and Deborah (Pemberton) Kimball. She died Aug. 31, 1732. He married, second, May 15, 1733, Mrs. Ann (Bailey) (Wicom) Coleman of Newburyport. Ann Bailey mar¬ ried, 1728, Thomas Wicom (John2), died about 1731, (2) 1732, John Coleman. She died June 28, 1768, aged 68. He united
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with the Congregational church at Bradford, 1720. He owned 130 acres in Bradford. He died in Bradford, May 7, 1751. He and his wife are buried in the family lot at Groveland under a decorated slate tablet with face, etc., which is red with age.
Children : —
1. Deborah, b. June 30, 1726, prob. d. y.
2. Daniel, b. July 26, 1730, d. in inf.
+3. Thomas, b. July 26, 1730, d. 1798, m. 1754, Hannah Stickney
(Samuel4).
Second wife’s: —
4. Daniel, b. Mar. 16, 1734, d. 1815, m. 1761, Joanna Cheney (Eldad).
5. Jonathan, b. Jan. 29, 1736.
6. Sarah, b. July 29, 1737, d. 1815, m. 1761, Capt. Thomas Stickney
(Thomas4).
7. Shubael, b. Jan. 5, 1740, d. 1823, m. a. 1768, Martha Noyes.
6. Deacon Thomas5 Tenney, born in Bradford, July 26,. 1730, a twin, son of Daniel4 and Sarah (Kimball) Tenney, mar¬ ried, 1754, Hannah Stickney, who was born in Bradford, Sept. 20, 1734, daughter of Samuel4 and Elizabeth (Hardy) Stickney. She died Aug. 23, 1790. He was chosen deacon in 1779, and held the office until his death, July 2, 1798. A yeoman. His will, dated Dec. 13, 1797, appointed his son Silas executor, and gave him “my clock, and pew in the meeting house. It mentioned all his children except Bettie and Sarah, who had died.
Children : —
1. Bettie, b. Mar. 17, 1755, d. 1789, unm.
2. Asa, b. Nov. 21, 1757, d. 1818, m. 1780, Polly Hale (Samuel)
3. Hannah, b. Oct. 11, 1761, m. 1783, Jonathan Savary.
4. Sarah, b. Apr. 12, 1765, d. 1797, unm.
5. Molly, b. Apr. 27, 1769, d. 1853, m. 1788, Moses Atwood.
+6. Silas, b. Dec. 4, 1772, d. 1834, m. 1795, Rebecca Bailey (William5).
Inscriptions on their gravestones in the old cemetery, Groveland, Mass, (formerly East Bradford) : —
Deacon Thomas Tenney departed this life July 2, 1798 AET 67
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289
Some hearty friend shall drop his tear On our dry bones and say These once were strong as mine appear And mine must be as they Thus shall our mouldering members teach What now our senses learn For dust and ashes loudest preach Man’s infinite concern
Memento Mori Here lie
Interred the Remains of Mrs Hannah Tenney.
Consort of Deacon Thomas Tenney, who departed this life August the 23rd. A.D. 1790 AET 56 Great God I own the sentence just And nature must decay I yield my body to the dust To dwell with fellow clay Yet faith may triumph o’er the grave And trample on the tombs My Jesus, my Redeemer lives My God, my Saviour comes
5. Deacon Silas6 Tenney,, born in Bradford, Mass., Dec. 4, 1772, son of Thomas5 and Hannah (Stickney) Tenney, married Oct. 28, 1795, Rebecca Bailey, who was born May 13, 1773, daughter of William5 and Anne (Chase) Bailey. He lived in Bradford (now Groveland), on the farm said to have been occupied by Deacon John2 Tenney and his descendants from 1670 to about 1804 when Silas sold it, and removed to Chester, N. H., to the farm which is still occupied by his descendants. He and his wife became members of the Hampstead church, and their children were all baptized there. He died, July 11, 1834, of typhoid fever. His widow died in Chester, Mar. 11, 1873, lacking- two months of being 100 years old.
Four of their sons, Thomas, Sewall, Charles and Daniel, all graduates of Dartmouth College, became ministers.
Children : —
1. Bailey, b. Jan. 7, 1797, d. 1852, m. Jane Ware, (2) Lydia Hawks.
2. Thomas, b. Nov. 10, 1798, d. 1874, m. 1827, Martha T. Parker (William).
3. Sewall, b. Aug. 27, 1801, d. 1890, m. 1833, Sarah M. Pearson (John).
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4. Sally, b. Jan. 13, 1804, d. 1865, m. Rev. Jonathan L. Hale, (2) Rev.
Joel R. Arnold. ' t- i- t u
+5. William, b. July 13, 1807, d. 1891, m. 1833, Emelme J. Murray
(David2).
6. Mary, b. 1809, d. Nov. 13, 1812, aged 3 yrs.
7. Harriette, b. Apr. 8, 1812, d. 1870, m. 1834, Thomas J. Melvin
(John). _ _ ,
8. Charles, b. Sept. 23, 1814, d. 1888, m. 1841, Emily Parsons, d.
1882, (2) 1885, Mary E. Kelly.
9. Daniel, b. Dec. 10, 1816, d. 1902, m. 1844, Mary A. Parker (Nathaniel), d. 1866.
4. William7 Tenney, born Chester, N. H., July 13, 1807, son of Deacon Silas6 and Rebecca (Bailey) Tenney, married at Nashua, N. H., Apr. 16, 1833, Emeline Johnson Murray, who was born, Oct. 26, 1808, Belfast, Me., daughter of David2 and Margaret (Forsaith) Murray. Four of his brothers became ministers, but he gave up his desire for a college course to care for his mother and work the farm, at his father’s request. He was for many years a deacon in the Congregational church of Chester; he loved music and enjoyed singing. He was fond of nature and books; knew the birds and flowers, and the wild life. “This lovely man left to the church and the community, the legacy of a perfect example.” His wife died Mar. 19, 1882 ; he lived until May 29, 1891, aged 84 years. They are buried in Chester.
Children : —
1. Helen Maria, b. May 6, 1834, d. Jan. 20, 1921, m. Oct. 1862, William Kimball Rowell.
+2. Rebecca Bailey, b. Oct. 4, 1835, d. Mar. 7, 1921, m. 1862, Marcus
North Preston. ^
3. Mary Atwood, b. Aug. 10, 1837, d. Feb. 6, 1923, m. Apr. 15, 186 ,
Joseph Dana Bartley. ,,
4 Silas William, b. Aug. 3, 1839, d. Nov. 24, 1897, m. 1866, Mary
Lizzie Chase, (2) 1876, Annette C. Smith (James D.).
5. Sewall Warren, b. June 9, 1841, d. Mar. 10, 1882, m. 1872, M.
Estelle Smith (James D.).
6. Orlando Murray, b. Dec. 23, 1844, d. Sept. 24, 1917, m. Mar. 8 , Imogene Fitts.
7. Emelme Foster, b. Feb. 3, 1847, m. Aug. 22, 1878, Henry H. Lane (Isaac).
See Preston
Rebecca Bailey8 Tenney m. Marcus N.7 Preston.
Annie Rebecca Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References The Tenney Family, M. J. Tenney, 1891; Society of Colonial Wars, 1922.
THOMPSON
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THOMPSON
9. Lieut. John1 Thompson (Tomson) was born in North Wales, 1616, and came with his mother to America with Wesson’s company in May, 1622. The two ships sailing under Wesson were the third embarkation from England, being next after the Fortune in 1621. He married, Dec. 6, 1645, Mary Cooke, who was born in Plymouth, 1626, the daughter of Francis1 and Hester (Mayhew) Cooke.
He was a farmer, living first at Sandwich and Nobscusset, then moved to the border of Bridgewater and Middleboro, where he bought more than 6,000 acres from the Indians. His farm remained in his family until 1900. With Richard Church he built the first framed meeting house in Plymouth, 1637. He built his log house thirteen miles west of Plymouth and lived there until it was burned by the Indians. He or his wife walked to church every Sunday. Two Sundays, one June, his wife carried a six months old child and walked to Plymouth to meeting and return the same day. His family had to start for church before day¬ light, and one morning, hearing wolves, they climbed upon a high rock until daylight, when they could go on.
He was representative, 1674, and for eight years following; sergeant, lieutenant, in King Philip’s War, 1675. He died June 16, 1696, and was buried in Middleboro, His widow removed to Abington, and died Mar. 21, 1715. She was buried in Middleborough. He understood the Indians so well, escaped from them, outwitted them and surprised them, that they thought the Great Spirit protected him. His gun (length, including stock and barrel, 7 feet, 4 >4 inches, weight 20 pounds, 12 ounces), and sword, 3 feet, SJ/2 inches long, were preserved in Plymouth Hall, Plymouth. His will of Apr. 3, 1696, proved July 8, mentions wife Mary, sons John, Jacob, Thomas and Peter, and six daughters. ^ The inscription on his gravestone reads : —
Memorandum In memory of
Lieut. John Thompson who died June 16th 1696 in ye 80 year of his age This is a debt to nature due Which I have paid, and so must you.
Children : —
1. Adam, d. aged \y2 yr.
2. John, b. Nov. 24, 1648, d. 1725, m. Mary Tinkham (Ephraim).
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3. Mary, b. 1650, m. 1672, Thomas Taber, his second wife.
+4. Esther, b. July 28, 1652, d. 1706, m. 1675, William Reed (William ).
5. Elizabeth, b. Jan. 28, 1654, m. William Swift (William ).
6. Sarah, b. Apr. 4, 1657, unm. in 1696.
7 Lydia, b. Oct. 5, 1659, m. 1693, James Soule (John, George ). +8; Jacob, b. Apr. 24, 1662, d. 1726, m. 1693, Abigail Wadsworth
(J9°.hnThomas, b. Oct. 19, 1664, d. 1742, m. 1714, Mary Morton (John).
10. Peter, m. Rebecca Sturtevant.
11. Mercy, b. 1671, d. Apr. 19, 1756, unm. in 1696.
C T?T?TV
8. Jacob2 Thompson was born in Middleboro, April 24, 1662, the son of John and Mary (Cook) Thompson. He married, Dec. 28, 1693, Abigail Wadsworth, who was born in Duxbury, Oct. 25. 1670, the daughter of John2 and Abigail (Andrews)
Wadsworth. ,
He was justice of the peace for several years at Middleboro,
and in 1711, was captain of the Middleboro Co. He was appointed
administrator of the will of his mother-in-law in 1723. His wife
died, Sept. 15, 1744, aged 74; he had died Sept. 1, 1726, at
Middleboro. All ten children were mentioned in his will, and also
in the will of his widow, Abigail.
Children : —
1. Jacob, b. Apr. 17, 1695, m. Elizabeth (Tilson) Holmes.
2. Abigail, b. Feb. 24, 1697, d. after 1776, m. 1723, Jonathan Packard
(Zaccheus2). .
3. Mercy, b. Oct 13, 1699, d. 1799, m. Nehemiah Bennett.
4'. John, b. Mar. 19, 1701, m. Joanna Adams.
5. Lydia, b. Apr. 22, 1703, d. 1689, m. 1726, John Packard
(Zaccheus2).
6. Barnabas, b. Jan. 28, 1705, m. Hannah Porter.
7. Esther, b. Feb. 18, 1707, d. 1776, m. Ebenezer Bennett.
+8. Hannah, b. Mar. 9, 1709, d. 1787, m. 1732, Ebenezer Ree
(William321). .
9. Mary, b. May 19, 1711, m. Reuben Thomson (Thomas B
10 Caleb, b. Nov. 4, 1712, m. Abigail Crossman (Nathaniel4).
See Reed
Esther2 Thompson m. William2 Reed. William Reed m. Alice3 Nash.
Ebenezer Reed m. Hannah Thompson. Barnabas Reed m. Silence5 Sprague.
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293
Sarah Reed m. John7 Ford.
Mehitabel Ford m. Francis7 Bassett.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References Reed Genealogy, J. L. Reed, 1901; Colonial Wars, 1922; Descendants of John Thompson of Plymouth, C. H. Thompson, 1890.
THOMPSON
11. John Thompson of Burford, Shropshire, Eng., was born about 1580. He married at Neen Savage, Apr. 12, 1608, Beatrice Detton, who was baptized at Neen Savage, June 21, 1584, daughter of George and Anne (Thomas) Detton. She was buried Apr. 13, 1650. Their children were: — George, b. 1609, d. 1654, m. a. 1634, Margaret; Thomas, bapt. 1610, d. 1655; John, bapt.
1616; Samuel, b. a. 1620, d. 1668, m. a. 1647, - ; Anne, bapt.
1624.
10. Thomas1 Thompson was baptized in Burford, Shrop¬ shire, Eng., Oct. 1, 1610, the son of John and Beatrice Thomp¬ son. He was living in Hartford, Conn., in 1646, where it is recorded “Thomas Tom Sunn maryed Ann Welles, Apr. 14, 1646.” She was born in England in 1619, daughter of Thomas and Alice (Tomes) Welles. They removed to Farmington before 1650, and their children were all born there. He was one of six who signed the title to the land at Farmington with the Tunxis Indians in 1650. In Oct. 1652, he was one of seven who organized the church there, and his wife was admitted “about one month later.” He was deputy to General Court, 1650; constable, 1652. He died Apr. 25, 1655, in Farmington. His will of Apr. 1654, names his wife, his children John, Thomas, Beatrice and Mary. Executors, “my two brothers in England, and my brother Thomas Welles.” His widow married (2), July 16, 1656, Anthony Hawkins, by whom she had three children. She died in 1680.
Children : —
1. Beatrice, bapt. Jan. 17, 1647, m. bef. 1680, - Parker.
2. John, b. 1648, d. 1711, m. 1670, Mary Steele (John21).
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3. Thomas, b. 1651, d. 1705, m. a. 1679, Elizabeth Smith (Arthur1),
(2) Abigail - .
4. Mary, bapt. June 7, 1653, d. 1691, m. 1673, Samuel Hawley (Joseph1).
+5. Esther, bapt. June 17, 1655, posth., d. 1696, m. Samuel Gridley (Thomas1).
See Gridley
Esther2 Thompson m. Samuel2 Gridley.
Joseph Gridley m. Hannah4 Lewis.
Lucy Gridley m. Eliakim4 Deming.
Lucy Deming m. Samuel0 North.
Linus North m. Dolly6 Woodruff.
Clarissa North m. John Bower6 Preston.
Marcus North Preston m. Rebecca8 Tenney.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References : — Savage Gen. Diet. ; Goodwin and Morgan Ancestral Lines, F. F. Starr, 1915; Society Colonial Wars, 1922; Founding of New England, Flagg, 1926.
TIDD
11. John1 Tidd (Tead), born in Yarmouth, Eng., on the Isle of Wight, came in 1637, and settled in Charlestown; he removed to Woburn, 1640. A tailor. He was appointed surveyor of fences, 1646. His wife, Margaret - , d. 1651, and he probably mar¬ ried (2) Alice - . His will, dated Apr. 9, 1656, proved Nov.
1656, mentions wife Alice, son John, daughters Mary and Eliza¬ beth, son Saveli’s children, son Samuel’s daughters, grandchildren Thomas Fuller and John Kendall. He died at Woburn, Apr. 24, 1656. Alice Tidd married June, 1657, William Mann.
Children : —
John, prob. b. 1618, d. 1703, m. 1650, Rebekah Wood.
Mary, d. 1705, prob. m. 1644, Francis1 Kendall.
-(-Elizabeth, d. bef. 1684, m. 1643, Thomas1 Fuller.
Samuel, d. 1651, m. - and had daughters.
Hannah, prob. d. bef. 1650, m. a. 1641, William Saveli.
Joseph, of Braintree.
See Fuller
Elizabeth2 Tidd m. Thomas1 Fuller.
Deborah Fuller m. Isaac2 Richardson.
Phoebe Richardson m. Joseph' Rist.
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295
Phoebe (Rist) Draper m. Samuel5 Prentice.
James Prentice m. Sarah4 (Draper) Whiting.
Nahum Prentice m. Nancy9 Whipple.
Caroline Prentice m. Elam6 Rogers.
Elvira Rogers m. Charles R.8 Bassett.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References Pope’s Pioneers of Mass., 1900 ; Sewall’s History of Woburn, 1868.
TILLEY
12. John1 Tilley came with his wife, whose name is unknown, and his only child in the Mayflower , three of the one hundred and one passengers of whom more than half died before the end of March, 1621, from a disease — probably a kind of scurvy. John and his wife were two of that number, leaving the daughter, Elizabeth, alone. Fourteen out of eighteen wives of the Pilgrims died. He was the sixteenth of the forty-one signers of the May¬ flower compact.
Haxtum says John was the older brother of Edward Tilley, who with his wife Ann came in 1620.
A John Tilley was married in Leyden, Holland, to Bridget Van de Velde, in Feb. 1615. He was probably another John, or it may have been a second marriage of our John.
Only child : —
-{-Elizabeth, b. 1607, d. 1687, m. 1622, John1 Howland.
See Howland
Elizabeth2 Tilley m. John1 Howland.
Hope Howland m. John1 Chipman.
Elizabeth Chipman m. Hosea2 Joyce.
Dorcas Joyce m. Prince3 Howes.
Thomas Howes m. Hannah4 Sears.
Thomas Howes m. Bathsheba5 Sears.
Deborah Howes m. Lot6 Bassett.
Francis Bassett m. Mehitabel8 Ford.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References: — Bradford’s History; Signers of Mayflower Compact, Haxtum,
1896; Society of Colonial Wars, 1922.
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THRALL
10. William1 Thrall (Thrail, Thrale, Trail, etc.) was born in England about 1606. He came in the Mary and John. The Mary and John sailed Mar. 20, 1630, from Plymouth, with 140 passengers from Dorset, Somerset and Devon, with Rev. John Warham, who had broken away from the established church. They settled in Dorchester, Mass. In 1636, many of these with some other residents went with Air. Warham to Connecticut and established the settlement which became Windsor. Among these was William Thrall. He was a freeman and planter of that colony ; was granted a tract of land for his services in the Pequot
War, in 1637, under Capt. John Mason.
He was about 72 years old when he made his will Dec. 11, 1678, and died in Windsor, Aug. 3, 1679. We know nothing about his wife except the record “old goode Thrall died July 30, 16/6.
Children : —
Philippa, d. after 1678, m. 1657, John Hosford (William1).
-j- Timothy, b. July 25, 1641, d. 1697, m. 1659, Deborah Gunn (Thomas1).
9. Timothy2 Thrall was born in Windsor, Conn., July 25, 1641, the son of William1 Thrall; he married, Nov. 10, 1659, Deborah Gunn, who was born in Windsor, Feb. 27, 1642, the daughter of Thomas1 Gunn. He lived in Windsor; his children were born there, and he died there, June, 1697, leaving “a good estate.” His wife had died Jan. 7, 1695. In his will of June, 1597, he mentioned daughters Deborah Moses, Elizabeth Cornish, Mehitable Clark, Martha Pinney and Abigail Thrall ; four sons, Timothy, John, Thomas and Samuel.
Children : —
-j-1. Deborah, b. Aug. 9, 1660, d. 1715, m. 1680, John Moses (John ).
2. Timothy, b. Dec. 7, 1662, d. 1724, m. 1699, Sarah Allyn.
3. Mehitable, b. Mar. 1665, d. 1723, m. 1687, Samuel Clark (Daniel1).
4. Elizabeth, b. May 1, 1667, m. 1693, James Cornish.
5. John, b. June 8, 1669, d. soon.
6. John, b. June 5, 1671, d. 1732, m. 1697, Mindwell Moses (John2).
7. Martha, b. M*ay 31, 1673, m. - Pinney.
8. Thomas, b. May 5, 1675, d. ae. 3 mos.
9. Thomas, b. July 10, 1676, m. 1699, Elizabeth Hoskins (John).
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297
10. Samuel, b. 1681, d. 1709, m. 1706, Elizabeth Owen.
11. Abigail, b. 1681.
See Moses
Deborah3 Thrall m. John3 Moses.
Mary Moses m. Jacob2 Tuller.
Martha Tuller m. Ambrose5 Hart.
Martha Hart m. Lot5 Woodruff.
Dolly Woodruff m. Linus6 North.
Clarissa North m. John Bower8 Preston.
Marcus North Preston m. Rebecca B.8 Tenney.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References Thrall Family, Jos. E. Roy, 1894; History of Windsor, Conn., Stiles, 1892 ; Society of Colonial Wars, 1922.
TOLFORD
7. William1 Tolford was born about fifteen miles from Londonderry, Ireland, in 1700. He came to New England in company with John Aiken and bought land in Chester, where he lived and died. He married in 1735, Isabelle McMurphy, who was born, probably in Ireland, July 15, 1713, daughter of John1 and Mary McMurphy; she died Oct. 17, 1748; he married, second, Agnes Aiken, who died Tan. 22, 1785, aged 66, leaving no children. He was a deacon in the church, and an ensign. He died Sept. 25, 1792. His will, made in 1787, mentions his son John, daughters, Elizabeth, wife of William Powel ; Mary, wife of David McMurphy, and Robert Forsaith. Flis brother, Major John Tolford, born July, 1701, in Ireland, died in Chester, N. H., 1790, married, 1734, Jean McMurphy (John1). Their sister, Mary Tolford, born in Ireland, married, 1739, John1 Durham. See Durham. Inscription in Chester, N. H., graveyard: —
Here lies the body of Mrs. Isobel Tolford, wife to Ensign William Tolford and daughter to John McMurphy Esq. She died Oct. 17, 1748 aged 35.
Children : —
1. Elizabeth, b. Dec. 13, 1736, m. William Powell (William1).
2. John, b. Nov. 3, 1738, d. bef. 1810, was insane and was kept in a cage 40 years.
3. Mary, m. David McMurphy.
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4. David.
+5. Margaret, b. Mar. 13, 1746, d. 1835, m. 1767, Robert Forsaith (Matthew1).
See Forsaith
Margaret2 Tolford m. Robert2 Forsaith.
Margaret Forsaith m. David2 Murray.
Emeline Murray m. William7 Tenney.
Rebecca Tenney m. Marcus N.7 Preston.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References: — History of Old Chester, N. H., Benj. Chase, 1869.
TOWER
11. Robert Tower was born and lived in Hingham, Norfolk Co., Eng.; he died and was buried there, May 1, 1634. He mar¬ ried, Aug. 31, 1607, Dorothy Damon, who died and was buried in Hingham, Eng., Nov. 10, 1629. They had one son, John.
10. John1 Tower was bapt. Hingham, Eng., May 17, 1609, son of Robert and Dorothy Tower. He came with John Ford and Samuel Lincoln — an ancestor of Abraham Lincoln — in 1635, from old Hingham, Eng., to new Hingham, Mass., where he settled in 1637, and was a freeman, 1638. He married in Charles¬ town, Feb. 13, 1639, Margaret Ibrook, who was born in Eng¬ land, 1617, the daughter of Richard and - (Clark) Ibrook.
During King Philip’s War he fortified his dwelling at Hingham — later known as Tower’s Garrison House. With his four sons and one or two others hired at his own expense he defended it, and the twenty people who had taken refuge in it, throughout the war. When the town had to have any dealings with the Indians they would say, “You go, old John Tower, the Indians all know you and won’t hurt you.” His wife died at Hingham, May 15, 1700, aged 83, and he died, Feb. 13, 1702, aged 92, leaving 39 grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren. It is probable that he could not write as he signed the many deeds and conveyances by his mark.
Children : —
1. John, bapt. Dec. 13, 1639, d. 1693, m. 1669, Sarah Harding (John2).
2. Jonathan, bapt. Aug. 1, 1641, d. bef. 1701, unm.
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3. Ibrook, bapt. Feb. 7, 1643, d. 1732, m. 1668, Margaret Harding
(John2), (2) Patience - .
4. Jeremiah, bapt. Mar. 9, 1645, d. a. 1676, m. 1670, wid. Elizabeth Rowlands.
5. Elizabeth, bapt. Oct. 9, 1648, m. 1667, William Roberts (Robert).
6. Sarah, bapt. July 16, 1650, m. - Curtis.
+7. Hannah, bapt. July 17, 1652, d. 1722, m. - Cowell, (2) 1677,
David2 Whipple.
8. Benjamin, bapt. Nov. 5, 1654, d. 1721, m. 1680, Deborah Garnet (or Gardner) (John1).
9. Jemima, b. Apr. 25, 1660, m. 1705, Thomas Garnet (or Gardner) (John1).
-j-10. Samuel, b. Jan. 26, 1662, d. 1724, m. 1683, Silence Damon (John1).
See Whipple
Hannah2 Tower m. David2 Whipple.
William Whipple m. Mary - .
John Whipple m. Sarah - .
John Whipple m. Eunice2 Ellis.
Nancy Whipple m. Nahum2 Prentice.
Caroline Prentice m. Elam8 Rogers.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
9. Samuel2 Tower, the son of John1 and Margaret Tower, was born in Hingham, Mass., Jan. 26, 1662. He married, Dec. 14, 1683, Silence Damon, who was born Jan. 2, 1663, daughter of John1 and Martha (Howland) Damon of Scituate. She died in Hingham, Nov. 15, 1702, and he married (2), Jan. 20, 1704, Deborah (Howard) Hayward, daughter of Daniel Howard.
He was constable in Hingham, 1706, 1707 and 1715; select¬ man. He was called corporal, May 1, 1706, in Hingham records. A cooper. He died in Hingham, Mar. 21, 1724, aged 62.
Children : —
+1. Silence, b. Aug. 27, 1684, d. 1736, m. 1707, William Sprague (William21).
2. Margaret, b. Mar. 18, 1686, d. 1738, m. Samuel Whiting.
3. Samuel, bapt. Dec. 15, 1689, d. 1733, m. 1719, Lydia Whiting, (2) Elizabeth Tower.
4. Ruth, bapt. July 13, 1691, d. 1726, m. 1712, Samuel Gardner (Francis,2 John1).
5. Martha, b. July 20, 1693, d. 1719, m. 1713, Joseph Whiting.
Second wife’s : —
6. Daniel, b. Nov. 22, 1704, d. 1791, m. 1736, Silence Gross.
7. Sarah, b. 1706, d. 1744, unm.
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8. Ann, b. 1708.
9. Joshua, b. Feb. 10, 1710, m. 1731, Jerusha Sprague, (2) Huldah Bliss.
10. Joseph, b. Aug. 28, 1712, d. 1783, m. 1739, Deborah Taylor.
11. Deborah, b. 1715, d. 1809, aged 94, unm.
See Sprague
Silence3 Tower m. William3 Sprague.
Joshua Sprague m. Elizabeth Keen.
Silence Sprague m. Barnabas5 Reed.
Sarah Reed m. John' Ford.
Mehitabel Ford m. Francis7 Bassett.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References Whipple -Hill Families, J. W. Hill, 1897 ; Ancestors of Ansel Ford and Deborah Tower, 1910; Col. Wars, 1922; Tower Genealogy, Charlemagne Tower, 1891.
TRASK
10. Henry1 Trask was born in England, 1625, and came to Salem, Mass., in the Mary and John, 1634. He married, 1650, Mary Southwick, daughter of Lawrence1 and Cassandra South- wick of Salem. Mary was born 1630, and died 1696. She wras beaten ten stripes, in 1659, was fined and then with her father and mother imprisoned ten months for being a Quaker.
Henry died about 1689, and his widow, Mary, married, second, William Nichols (1596-1696). Lawrence1 Southwick in his will, proved 1660, left a suit of clothing to each of the daughters of Henry Trask— Mary, Anna and Sarah, his granddaughters. Henry Trask in his will, dated 1683, appoints his wife Mary executrix, mentions his son Henry ; his daughters Anna and Sarah; and Mary, the daughter of his deceased daughter Mary. He was probably a brother of Capt. William Trask (1589-1666) of Salem.
Children : —
-(-Mary, b. Aug. 14, 1652, d. 1683, m. 1671, Jeremiah Meachem (Jere¬ miah1).
Ann, b. Apr. 4, 1654, m. Robert Wilson, d. 1675, (2) 1683, Joseph Foster (John1).
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Sarah, b. 1656, d. 1704, m. John Archer, d. 1694, (2) 1694, Abraham Whitaker (Abraham1).
Henry, b. 1669, d. 1690, only son, d. ae. 21, no male descendants.
See Meachem
Mary2 Trask m. Jeremiah2 Meachem.
Jeremiah Meachem m. Deborah3 Brown.
Esther Meachem m. Hope3 Rogers.
Jethro Rogers m. Hannah4 Holt.
Abijah Rogers m. Polly Wetherbee.
Elam Rogers m. Caroline8 Prentice.
Elvira Rogers m. Charles R.8 Bassett.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References : — Genealogy of Lawrence Southwick, J. M. Caller, 1881 ; Trask Family, R. D. Trask, 1877, Essex Antiquarian, 1909; 160 Allied Families, Austin, 1893.
TREAT
15. John Trott of Staplegrove, near Taunton, Somerset Co., Eng., lived about 1458 to 1480.
14. William Trott of Staplegrove had children: — William, Richard, Joanna, Lucy, Alice (m. 1552, Edmond Morcum), and John, who married Joanna - , and died about 1584.
13. Richard Trott, b. - , d. 1571, married Joanna - ,
who was buried Aug. 14, 1577, and had: — John, d. 1544; John
died about 1595, m. Christiana - , (2) Agnes - ; Robert, m.
Honora; William, died 1596, m. Johane - ; Tamsen, m. ,1583,
Thomas Person. All the above is from the Taunton Manor Records.
12. Robert Trott of Pitminster, Somerset, Eng., was buried
Feb. 16, 1599. He married Honora - , who was buried,
Sept. 17, 1627, at Pitminster. They had: — Alice, b. 1564; John, bapt. 1570; Mary, bapt. 1575; Agnes, bapt. 1577; Tamsen, bapt. 1581, and Richard, bapt. 1584.
11. Hon. Richard1 Treat was baptized Trott, married Trett; his children were baptized Trott and Tratt, and he died Treat. He was baptized at Pitminster, Somersetshire, Eng., Aug. 28, 1584, son of Robert and Honora, and married there, Apr. 27, 1615, Alice
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Gaylord, who was baptized at Pitminster, May 10, 1594, the daughter of Hugh Gaylord (son of Nicholas Gaylord), who was buried Oct. 21, 1614. He came to America and was in Wethers¬ field, Conn., 1639, where he was one of the wealthiest men, of high social standing and of great influence in the colony of Connecti¬ cut. He owned about 900 acres in what is now Glastonbury. He was many times representative to General Court from 1644 to 1658; assistant magistrate of the colony, 1658 to 1665. In 1643 he was a juror, and later a grand juror. He and two of his sons- in-law, John Deming and Matthew Campfield, were three of the nineteen to whom the Connecticut charter was granted by Charles II, Apr. 23, 1662. The royal governor, Andros, tried to recall this charter in 1688 but the colonists refused to deliver it and hid it in the famous Charter Oak tree. In 1663 he was appointed to procure a minister. He was one of those appointed to collect funds for “mayntenaunce of scollers at Cambridge.” His will, dated Feb. 13, 1669, names his wife Alice, his daughter Honour Deming, and son-in-law John Deming. He died in Wethersfield, in 1669, probably December ; his wife, Alice, survived him.
Children : —
+1. Honour, bapt. Mar. 19, 1616, m. 1637, John1 Deming.
2. Joanna, bapt. May 24, 1618, d. 1694, m. bef. 1642, John1 Hollister.
3. Sarah, bapt. Dec. 3, 1620, m. a. 1645, Matthew Campfield.
4. Richard, bapt. Jan. 9, 1623, d. a. 1693, m. a. 1661, Sarah Coleman (Thomas).
5. Robert, bapt. Feb. 25, 1625, d. 1710, m. a. 1647, Jane Tapp (Edmund1), d. 1703, (2) 1705, Elizabeth (Hollingsworth) Bryan.
6. Elizabeth, bapt. July 25, 1627, m. bef. 1650, George Wolcott (Henry1).
7. Susannah, bapt. Oct. 8, 1629, d. 1705, m. a. 1652, Robert Webster (John1).
8. Alice, bapt. Feb. 16, 1632, d. Aug. 1633, Pitminster, Eng.
9. James, bapt. July 30, 1634, d. 1709, m. 1665, Rebecca Latimer (John1).
10. Katherine, bapt. June 29, 1637, m. 1655, Rev. William Thompson (William).
See Deming
Honour2 Treat m. John1 Deming.
John Deming m. Mary2 Mygatt.
Hezekiah Deming m. Lois3 Wyart.
Eliakim Deming m. Lucy4 Gridley.
Lucy Deming m. Samuel0 North.
TREAT - TRUMBULL
3°3
Linus North m. Dolly6 Woodruff.
Clarissa North m. John Bfrwer6 Preston.
Marcus North Preston m. Rebecca B.8 Tenney.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References. Treat Genealogy, John H. Treat, 1893; Society Colonial Wars, 1922; Goodwin- Morgan Ancestral Lines, F. F. Starr, 1914.
TRUMBULL
10. John1 Trumble (Trumbull), probably son of James, was born at Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, Eng., Apr. 5, 1612. He married, July 7, 1635, at Newcastle, Elinor Chandler (probably the daughter of John). He was in Roxbury, 1639; Rowley, 1640; freeman, 1640; had an acre and a half house lot, 1643; town clerk, 1650 to his death; a school teacher, and his family received pay after his death ‘Tor his keeping of a schoole” ; a deacon, 1646. His wife, Elinor, died, 1649, Rowley. He mar¬ ried, second, June, 1650, Ann, widow of Michael1 Hopkinson (who had died in Rowley, Feb. 1648). John Trumble died Nov. 1657. His widow married, third, 1659, Richard1 Swan. She had had five children by her first husband. She died 1678, aged 63. In her will she mentions sons of her first husband, and daughters by her second husband, Abigail Bailey and Mary ICilbourne.
Children : —
1. John, bapt. Newcastle, Eng., Aug. 11, 1639, d. 1690, m. Deborah Jackson.
2. Hannah, b. Dec. 14, 1640.
3. Judah, b. Apr. 3, 1643, d. 1692, m. a. 1673, Mary - .
4. Ruth, b. Apr. 13, 1645, m. 1664, Samuel Perley (Allan1).
5. Joseph, b. Mar. 19, 1647, d. 1685, m. 1668, Hannah Smith (Hugh1).
Second wife’s : —
+6. Abigail, b. Nov. 10, 1651, d. 1735, m. Joseph Bailey (Richard1).
7. Mary, b. June 17, 1654, m. 1678, Joseph Kilbourne (George1).
See Bailey
Abigail2 Trumbull m. Joseph2 Bailey.
Richard3 Bailey m. Joanna3 Webster.
Jonathan Bailey m. Rebecca4 Hardy.
William Bailey m. Anne5 Chase.
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Rebecca Bailey m. Silas6 Tenney.
William Tenney m. Emeline3 Murray. Rebecca Tenney m. Marcus N.‘ Preston. Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References: — Life of Jonathan Trumble, I. W. Stewart.
TULLER
9. John1 Tuller was born in 1652. He married, 1684, Mrs. Elizabeth (Case) Lewis, who was born about 1658, the daughter of John1 and Sarah (Spencer) Case of Windsor, Conn., and widow of Joseph Lewis. She had married, first, in 1674, and had three children. Joseph Lewis died 1682. She died Oct. 9, 1718. Simsbury records say, “she was well & dyed in about six ours time.” After her death John Tuller married, second, in Sims¬ bury, July 9, 1719, Hannah Slowman.
He was a founder of the church in Simsbury, Conn., Nov. 10, 1697, when the inhabitants had returned and rebuilt the town after the massacre by the Indians in 1676. He died in 1742.
Children : —
Sarah, b. Aug. 4, 1685, d. 1712, m. 1/05, John Moses, Jr. (John ).
William, b. June 10, 1687, d. 1749, m. 1711, Damaris Cornish (Gabriel).
Samuel, d. 1720, m. 1714, Sarah Mills (John).
Mary, b. Nov. 27, 1692, d. 1714, m. 1713, Samuel Humphrey (Lieut.
Samuel2).
-j-Jacob, b. May 22, 1694, m. 1722, Mary Moses (John3*1).
Mahabel (Mehitabel), b. Feb. 22, 1699, m. 1719, Samuel Chedester.
8. Jacob2 Tuller, born in Simsbury, Conn., May 22, 1694, son of John and Elizabeth Tuller, married Jan. 27, 1722, Mary Moses, who was born in Simsbury, Sept. 1, 1702, the daughter of John3 and Deborah (Thrall) Moses.
Children, all born in Simsbury : —
1. Mary, b. Jan. 10, 1723, m. 1742, Joseph" Case.
2. Jacob, b. Aug. 18, 1724.
3. Elijah, b. Feb. 12, 1726, m. a. 1750, - .
4. Sarah, b. Aug. 13, 1727.
+5. Martha, b. a. 1729, d. 1806, m. 1755, Ambrose Hart (Joseph4).
6. Edee, a dau., d. 1759.
TULLER - WADSWORTH
3°5
See Hart *
Martha3 Tuller m. Ambrose5 Hart.
Martha Hart m. Lot5 Woodruff.
Dolly Woodruff m. Linus6 North.
Clarissa North m. John Bower6 Preston.
Marcus North Preston m. Rebecca B.8 Tenney.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References Goodwin’s Genealogical Notes, 1856; Simsbury, Conn., Town Records.
WADSWORTH
10. Christopher1 Wadsworth (Xtopher Waddesworth) came from Yorkshire, Eng., in the Lion, 1632, to Duxbury, where he lived and died. A freeman, 1633. He was the first constable, in 1634, and again, 1638. Only the most faithful and honest were appointed to this office. He was surveyor ; selectman ; deputy, 1639. In Capt. Myles Standish’s Co., 1643. He mar¬ ried Grace Cole. His will, dated July 31, 1677, was probated Sept. 1678, mentions his wife Grace and his daughter Mary Andrews, widow. His widow’s will was dated Jan. 13, 1687, and probated June 13, 1688, between which dates she died. It men¬ tioned sons Joseph and John, and dau. Mary Andrews. The William Wadsworth who came with him in the Lion was probably his brother.
Children : —
Joseph, b. a. 1636, living 1689, m. 1655, Abigail Wait, (2) Mary.
-(-John, b. 1638, d. 1700, m 1667, Abigail Andrews (Henry1).
Samuel, killed, fighting Indians, 1676, m. a. 1659, Abigail Lindall.
Mary, m. a. 1659, Henry2 Adams (Henry1).
George, an ensign.
Abigail.
9. Deacon John2 Wadsworth was born in Duxbury, Mass., 1638, the son of Christopher and Grace (Cole) Wadsworth. He married, July 25, 1667, Abigail Andrews, who was born in Taun¬ ton, 1647, the daughter of Henry1 and Mary (Williams) Andrews. He lived and died on his father’s homestead at Duxbury. He
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was a deputy four times ; a deacon ; governor’s assistant, 1677-80. He died, May 15, 1700, aged 62. His will of Apr. 23, 1700, was probated July 30, 1700. His widow died, Nov. 25, 1723, aged about 76.
Children : —
Mary, b. Dec. 18, 1668, m. Aaron Soule (John2).
-j- Abigail, b. Oct. 25, 1670, d. 1744, m. 1693, Jacob Thompson (John1).
John, b. Mar. 12, 1672, d. 1750, m. 1704, Mercy Wiswell, ancestor of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, d. 1716, (2) 1718, Mary Verdie.
Isaac, d. 1749, m. - .
Lydia, tn. Jonathan Peterson.
Grace, b. 1679, d. 1757, m. William3 Sprague (Francis1), (2) 1723, Josiah Wormall.
Hannah, m. 1698, Benjamin Peterson.
Sarah, unm. in 1723.
Christopher, b. Mar. 15, 1685, d. 1748, m. 1713, Mehitable Wormall. Ichabod, b. Mar. 1687, d. 1746, m. 1720, Margaret Marshall.
Hopestill, m. 1708, William Brewster.
Mercy, unm. in 1723.
See Thompson
Abigail3 Wadsworth m. Jacob2 Thompson.
Hannah Thompson m. Ebenezer4 Reed.
Barnabas Reed m. Silence5 Sprague.
Sarah Reed m. John' Ford.
Mehitabel Ford m. Francis7 Bassett.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References: — Wadsworth Family, H. A. Wadsworth, 1883, Mayflower Descendant, vol. 9, 1907; Transcript, Nov. 24, 1926; Society Colonial Wars, 1922.
WAITE
10. Richard1 Waite was born in England about 1600. A tailor. He had land grants in Watertown, Mass., 1630. Moved to Boston and was admitted to the church there, 1634. Freeman, 1637. His brother Gamaliel (born about 1598, died 1685, mar¬ ried Grace - ) was a freeman, 1635.
Richard married Elizabeth - , who was admitted to the church
in Boston, 1645, from the church in Newbury, which she joined in
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1639. She died about 1651. He married, second, Rebecca Hep- bourne, daughter of George1. He was reproved by the church for using buckskin leather for gloves but was soon reinstated. He was one of the petitioners, in 1640, for a town, to be called Braintree. In 1659 he was granted £5 “for his great and dili¬ gent pains, riding day and night in summoning those entertaining Quakers to this court.” He was a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Co., 1638; sergeant, 1647, and was sent as messenger to the chief sachem of the Narragansett Indians. Being marshal of Massachusetts colony he was appointed “com¬ missary of the horse” against the Narragansett Indians, 1654; commissary in Pequot War, and received 300 acres for his services, 1658. His will, dated Jan. 6, 1679, proved Nov. 9, 1680, mentions wife Rebecca, and children Return, Richard, John, Abi¬ gail Jones, and brother Gamaliel. He died, Sept. 17, 1680, ae. 84. His gravestone is standing in Kings Chapel Burying Ground, Boston.
Children : —
1. Joseph, b. 1637, d. 1651, ae. 14.
2. Isaac, b. Aug. 9, d. Aug. 21, 1638.
3. Return, b. July 8, 1639, d. Sept. 1702, m. Martha - .
4. Hannah, b. Sept. 14, 1641.
5. Nathaniel, b. Oct. 25, 1643.
-)-6. Mary, b. Feb. 15, 1646, d. 1721, m. 1668, Joseph1 Bartlett.
7. Samuel, b. June 19, 1648.
8. Elizabeth, bapt. Nov. 17, 1650.
Second wife’s : —
9. John, b. Nov. 1, 1653, d. 1658.
10. Abigail, m. bef. 1679, Thomas Jones, (2) 1687, Thomas Atkins.
11. Richard, b. Dec. 16, 1658, m. 1686, Lydia Hale, d. 1700, (2) 1706,
Elizabeth Connady.
12. John, b. Feb. 9, 1660, d. 1705, m. 1687, Ruth Edmands.
13. Rebecca, b. Jan. 3, 1663.
14. Sarah, b. June 23, 1665.
15. Heiborne, bapt. Sept. 23, 1667.
See Bartlett
Mary2 Waite m. Joseph1 Bartlett.
Sarah Bartlett m. Jonathan3 Willard.
Jonathan Willard m. Parthenia - .
Parthene (Willard) Lane m. William Wetherbee.
Polly Wetherbee m. Abijah5 Rogers.
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Elam Rogers m. Caroline8 Prentice.
Elvira Rogers m. Charles R.8 Bassett.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References: — Waite Family of Boston, Henry E. Waite, N. E. H. & G. Reg., Oct., 1877; Society Colonial Wars, 1922.
WARNER
15. Thomas Warner of Braintree, Eng., had a son John.
14. John Warner of Great Waltham, Essex Co., Eng., died 1584^ His will of May 23, 1584, named his wife Margaret and nine children Thomas, John, Edward, Andrew, Mary(?), Margery, Elizabeth, Margaret and Joan.
13. John Warner moved to Hatfield, Essex Co., in 1609, and lived there till his death. He married Mary Purchas, of one of the prominent families of Essex. Her father, John Purchas, in his will of 1585, mentioned “my daughter Mary, wife of John Warner, and her two children Thomas and Mary.” John Warner was a yeoman, one who lived upon and tilled land which he owned. His will, dated July 16, 1614, mentions his wife Mary, his sons Thomas, Edward, John and Andrew, daughters Elizabeth Warner and Rose, wife of Ezekiel Sandford, and their three sons. .
His widow Mary, in her will May 12, 1627, mentioned nineteen grandchildren, among them being two children “of my son Andrew” who was executor.
12. Andrew1 Warner, born in Hatfield, Eng., the son of John and Mary (Purchas) Warner, was probably a minor when his father willed him property in trust, in 1614. He married in England, Mary(?). He came to Cambridge, Mass., 1632, and received in Nov. 1633, “one acker of land in an award of lotts for cow yards”; freeman, 1634; in 1635 was one of the nine townsmen. In 1636 he removed to Hartford, Conn., and was an original proprietor, and in 1639 was chosen deacon of the Hart¬ ford church. Andrew Warner and his next neighbor, in 1649, had to pay for “curing the eare of the Indian squaw, which their doggs bit of.” Before 1659 his first wife had died, and he had married a second wife, Esther, the daughter of Francis Wake- man, and widow of Thomas Seldsn.
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After the death of Rev. Thomas Hooker, differences arose with his successor, and some of the members of the church, with friends from Wethersfield and Windsor, moved and founded Hadley, Mass., in 1659. Andrew Warner was one of these, and in 1661 was on the committee to build a meeting- house, and later to found a grammar school, and provide a ferry boat. He was on many important committees and on the jury. In 1663 he bought “a pair of cristall spectacles for 12d.” In 1658 he was a private in Major John Mason’s Company, and in 1663 was in the Hamp¬ shire Troop. His will, dated June 18, 1681, was proved Mar. 31, 1685. He died at Hadley, Dec. 18, 1684, aged almost 90. His widow died in 1693. His name is on the monument to the Founders of Hartford.
Children, all but the last one by first wife : —
+1. Mary (Mercy), prob. b. bef. 1627, m. 1646, John Steele (John1), (2) William Hills.
2. John, prob. b. bef. 1627, d. 1700, m. 1649, Anna - .
3. Andrew, b. a. 1627, d 1682, m. 1653, Rebecca Fletcher (John).
4. Hannah, b. a. 1632, d. 1682, m. a. 1660, Daniel Pratt (John1).
5. Daniel, b. a. 1635, d. 1692, m. a. 1661, Mary - , (2) 1674, Martha
Boltwood (Robert1).
6. Robert, b. a. 1636, d. 1690, m. 1654, Elizabeth Grant, d. 1673, (2) 1674, Deliverance (Haynes) Rockwell.
7. Isaac, b. a. 1645, d. 1691, m. 1666, Sarah Boltwood (Robert1).
8. Ruth, d. after 1732, m. a. 1690, John Kellogg (?).
9. Jacob, d. 1711, m. Rebecca - , d. 1687, (2) a. 1691, Elizabeth
Goodman.
See Steele
Mary2 Warner m. John2 Steele.
John Steele m. Ruth2 Judd.
Mary Steele m. Joseph3 Bird.
Mary Bird m. Joseph4 Hart.
Ambrose Hart m. Martha3 Tuller.
Martha Hart m. Lot5 Woodruff.
Dolly Woodruff m. Linus6 North.
Clarissa North m. John Bower0 Preston.
Marcus North Preston m. Rebecca B.8 Tenney.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References : — Descendants of Andrew Warner, Warner and Nichols, 1919 ; Goodwin, Morgan Lines, F. F. Starr, 1914; Thomas Sandford Family, vol. 1, p. 39, 1911; Society Colonial Wars, 1922.
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WARREN
10. Mr. Richard1 Warren was born in England. No authentic ancestors have been found. He was not of the Leyden company, but joined the Pilgrims from London, and sailed in the Mayflower. , Sept. 6, 1920. He was the twelfth of the nineteen signers of the compact framed in the cabin of the Mayflower m Cape Cod harbor.
On Dec. 6, 1620, in an attempt to find a better water supply and harbor he was one of ten men who set off for what they called their “third discovery,” and had their “first encounter with the Indians, who shot a number of arrows but no one was hurt. The landing at Plymouth was made three days later. He
married in England, Elizabeth - , who was born about 1583.
She came in 1623 in the Ann from London, with their five
daughters.
The third expedition to New Plymouth sailed from London, Oct. 1622, with 109 persons, in the Paragon. After fourteen days she had to return to London for repairs because of storms. She sailed again Dec. 22, but met such “extreme tempestuous weather that in February when half way across she became dismantled and was driven back to Portsmouth, a shattered wreck. The Ann of 140 tons burden brought the 60 people of the final party and tons of goods. It arrived in Plymouth late in July, 1623.
Richard Warren was a man of integrity, justice, uprightness an piety, who bore during the short time he lived a deep share m the difficulties and troubles of the Plantation. He died in Ply¬ mouth in 1628. His widow died, Oct. 2, 1673, aged above 90. “Having lived a godly life she came to her grave as a shoke of corn ripe.” In the list of her property were “seven horses.” She had occupied an important social position, and was usually referred to as Mistress Elizabeth Warren. Hers is one of the rare instances in an early colony of continued widowhood.
Children, the first five born in England, the last two m Plymouth : —
Mary, d. a. 1677, m. 1628, Robert1 Bartlett.
Ann, b. a. 1612, d. after 1676, m. 1633, Thomas Little.
Sarah, d. 1695, m. 1634, John Cooke (Francis1).
Elizabeth, d. 1670, m. 1636, Richard Church.
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31 1
4~ Abigail, d. after 1692, m. 1639, Anthony1 Snow.
Nathaniel, b. 1624, d. 1667, m. 1645, Sarah Walker, gr.d. of Jane1 Collier.
Joseph, b. a. 1626, d. 1689, m. a. 1651, Priscilla Faunce (John1).
See Snow
Abigail2 Warren m. Anthony1 Snow.
Lydia Snow m. Stephen2 Skiff.
Lydia Skiff m. Shubael2 Smith.
Remember Smith m. Samuel2 Jennings.
Ruhama Jennings m. Elisha5 Bassett.
Lot Bassett m. Deborah6 Howes.
Francis Bassett m. Mehitabel8 Ford.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References : — Richard Warren of the Mayflower, Roebling, 1901 ; N. E. H. & G. Reg., vol. 55, p. 75 ; Society Colonial Wars, 1922. *
WATSON
11. Robert1 Watson, a bell founder from the west of Eng¬ land, came with his wife, Elizabeth, and eight children in 1632 to Plymouth. His younger brother John came the same year and married, 1634, Alice, widow of Valentine Prentice. John died in 1672. In 1636 Robert, with his sons Robert, Nathaniel and John, went to Windsor, Conn., where he died in 1637. His widow was living in Plymouth in July, 1638.
Children, all born in England: —
George, b. 1602, d. 1689, m. 1635, Phebe Hicks (Robert1).
Thomas, d. 1672, m. 1637, Joan - .
Samuel, d. 1649, in Plymouth.
Robert, b. 1608, d. 1689, m. 1646, Mary Rockwell.
Edward, d. 1660, m. 1653, Grace, wid. of John Walker.
Nathaniel, lived in New Haven.
-TJohn, b. a. 1616, d. 1650, m. Margaret (Smith?).
Frances, m. John Rogers.
10. John2 Watson, son of Robert, was born about 1616, in England. He went to Hartford from Windsor, Conn., about 1637, and married there, Margaret (Smith?). She was born in England, and tradition says that Peggy Smith, a fellow passenger
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on the ship coming to America, fell overboard. John Watson
saved her and later married her.
He was surveyor of highways in Hartford, 1647. In 1645, “The eare marke for Jo Wattson: a little slitt of the side of the neare eare & both the topps cutt of both eares.” He died in Hart¬ ford in 1650, between Mar. 26, the date of his will, and June 4, its probate. He left his property to his wife, naming portions to be given his son John when of age, and five pounds each to his daughters Sara and Mary, at eighteen years old. His widow died Mar. 1683. The will of Margarett Wattson, made Mar. 26, and probated May 31, 1683, mentions her daughters Sarrah Mer- rels and Mary Seamor ; and granddaughters Mary and Margaret Seamor; and the new wife of her son John W atson.
Children, all born in Hartford: —
Sarah, b. a. 1641, d. after 1714, m. 1658, John Merrill (Nathaniel1).
John, b. 1646, d. a. 1730, m. Anna Nichols, (2) a. 1682, Sophia - .
-f-Mary, b. a. 1647, m. a. 1665, John Seymour (Richard1).
See Seymour
Mary3 Watson m. John2 Seymour.
Mary Sejunour m. John3 North.
Samuel North m. Lois4 Porter.
Samuel North m. Lucy5 Deming.
Linus North m. Dolly6 Woodruff.
Clarissa North m. John Bower6 Preston.
Marcus North Preston m. Rebecca B.8 Tenney.
Annie Rebecca Preston m. Edward M.8 Bassett.
References: — One Bassett Family in America, Bassette, 1926; John Watson of Hartford, Conn., Thomas Watson, 1865 ; Memorial History of Hart¬ ford, Conn., 1886.
WEBSTER
10 and 11. John1 Webster was born in England and came from Ipswich, Co. Suffolk, to Ipswich, Mass., which he with others settled in 1634 ; freeman, 1635 ; a baker. He married in England, Mary Shatswell or Shotwell. She had two brothers who came to Massachusetts: — Theophilus Shatwell, b. 1614, d.
1663, came with wife Susanna - . to Haverhill, and Deacon
John Shatwell, b. in England, d. 1647 , m. Joanna , was in
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Ipswich, 1633. In his will of Feb. 1646, he gives “sister Webster seven yards of stuff to make a sute John Webster died in 1646, and his widow administered his estate in Sept. 1646. After his death the family moved to Newbury, where widow Mary mar¬ ried, second, Oct. 29, 1650, John1 Emery, his second wife, and died Apr. 28, 1694. The name Webster came from one working in cloth on a loom.
Children : —
+1. Mary, b. a. 1630, d. 1710, m. 1648, John Emery (John1).
2. John, b. 1632, was living 1710, m. 1653, Anna Batt (Nicholas1).
3. Hannah, b. a. 1635, m. 1657, Michael Emerson ; their daughter Hannah m. Thomas Dustin, and was the heroine of the Indian massacre.
4. Stephen, b. 1637, d. 1694, m. 1662, Hannah Ayer (John1), d. 1676, (2) 1678, wid. Judith Broad.
5. Elizabeth, b. a. 1639, m. a. 1668, Samuel Simmons (William).
6. Abigail, b. a. 1641, m. 1661, Abraham2 Merrill.
7. Israel, b. 1644, d. 1683, m. 1666, Elizabeth Brown (Richard1). (2) 1669, Elizabeth Lunt.
+8. Nathan, b. 1646, d. 1694, m. 1673, Mary Hazeltine (John1).
See Emery
Mary2 Webster m. John2 Emery.
John Emery m. Mary2 Sawyer.
Hannah Emery m. Samuel3 Chase.
Samuel Chase m. Sarah4 Stewart.
Anne Chase m. William5 Bailey.
Rebecca Bailey m. Silas6 Tenney.
William Tenney m. Emeline3 Murray.
Rebecca B. Tenney m. Marcus N.7 Preston.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
9. Nathan2 Webster, born 1646, in Ipswich, Mass., son of John1 and Mary Webster, married, June 30, 1673, Mary Hazel- tine, who was born Oct. 9, 1648, the daughter of John1 and Jean (Anter) Hazeltine of Haverhill. He moved to Bradford, and his wife was dismissed from the Haverhill church to Bradford, in 1682. His will, dated May 16, 1694, was proved May 26,
1694, between which dates he died. His widow died Mar 27 1735.
Children : —
1. John, b. Apr. 18, 1674, d. 1704.
2. Mary, b. a. 1676, living in 1704, m. 1696, John West.
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3. Nathan, b. Mar. 7, 1679, d. 1746, m. a. 1701, Martha - , (2) 1738,
Mary (Stevens) (Sargent) Godfrey.
-j-4. Joanna, b. Aug. 26, 1682, m. 1706, Richard Bailey (Joseph2).
5. Abigail, b. Mar. 3, 1685, d. 1767, m. 1710, Joseph Bailey (Joseph2).
6. Israel, b. Aug. 9, 1687, d. aged 3 weeks.
7. Samuel, b. Sept. 25, 1688, d. 1769, m. 1713, Mary Kimball (Thomas3 2).
See Bailey
Joanna3 Webster m. Richard3 Bailey.
Jonathan4 Bailey m. Rebecca4 Hardy.
Anne Chase m. William5 Bailey.
Rebecca Bailey m. Silas6 Tenney.
William Tenney m. Emeline3 Murray.
Rebecca B. Tenney m. Marcus N.7 Preston.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Hoyt ; Descendants of John Webster, J. C. Webster, 1912.
WELLES
14. Robert Welles, living in Stourton, Co. Warwick, Eng., in 1523, had sons Thomas, who died 1558; Walter, who died 1578; perhaps William, and probably others.
13. Thomas Welles probably married Elizabeth - , as first
wife. She died and was buried at Whichford, Jan. 11, 1552. He married, second, at Whichford, Oct. 28, 1553, Elizabeth Bryan— perhaps she who was buried Oct. 4, 1558. He died and was buried at Stourton, parish of Whichford, Co. Warwick, Aug. 30, 1558. Administration on his estate was granted to his brother Walter, Oct. 8, 1558, until one of his children should become twenty-one years of age.
Children : —
Ann.
-j-Robert, prob. he who was bapt. Nov. 6, 1540.
12. Robert Welles, perhaps bapt. Nov. 6, 1540, son of Thomas and Elizabeth Welles, was executor of his uncle Walter’s
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estate. He married Alice - , who was living in July, 1615. He
died about 1619.
Children : —
Robert, d. 1627, m. Joan (Tymms?).
-f- Thomas, b. a. 1598, d. 1660, m. a. 1616, Alice Tomes (John).
11. Governor Thomas1 Welles was born in England about 1^98, the son of Robert and Alice Welles. He married, later than July, 1615, Alice Tomes, daughter of John and Ann (or Agnes) Tomes of Long Marsten, Gloucester, Eng. John Tomes, in his will dated May 21, 1602, proved Nov. 3, mentions his wife Agnes, and his sister Alice Kecke. He had daughters Ann, Joan and Alice, and, by a former wife, a son John.
Thomas Welles brought his wife and six children to Cam¬ bridge, Mass., where he owned a house in 1635. In Mar. 1636, he was one of eight who were appointed to govern the new plan¬ tations on the Connecticut River for one year, and he moved to Hartford, where he was an original proprietor, and at once became one of the prominent men of the colony. He was an original proprietor of Tunxis — which in 1645 became Farmington — but did not live there, and later gave his land there to his daughter Anne Thompson and his son John.
He served as magistrate, 1637 to his death, and as a magis¬ trate was frequently appointed by the General Court on com¬ mittees of importance. He was second treasurer of the colony, serving from 1639 to 1651, and was secretary of the colony, 1640 to 1648.
The Pequot War of 1637 showed the need of the union of the colonies for protection, and in 1643 the colonies of Massa¬ chusetts Bay, Plymouth, Connecticut and New Haven became the United Colonies of New England/’ He was commissioner for the United Colonies, 1644-5 ; deputy governor of Connecticut, 1654, 1656-57 and 1659; was chosen the second governor, 1655-58.
His wife died at Wethersfield about 1640, and before Oct. 1646, he had married his second wife, Elizabeth (Deming) Foote, sister of John1 Deming, and widow of Nathaniel Foote (who died, 1644, in Wethersfield). He bought land in Wethersfield and resided there the rest of his life. Wethersfield was made a township in
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1636; was added to by purchase of land from the Indians in 1672. In 1685 a patent for all the territory was granted to John Deming, Sr., Robert Welles and Richard Smith.
He died in Wethersfield, Jan. 14, 1660. His widow died, July 28, 1683, aged about 88 years. His will was dated Nov. 7, 1659, and proved Apr. 11, 1660, mentioning his wife; Robert and Thomas, sons of his son John, dec’d; the children of his daughter Mary ; and his daughters Anne and Sarah.
Children : —
_|_Ann, b. 1619, d. 1680, m. 1646, Thomas1 Thompson, (2) 1656, Anthony Hawkins.
John, b. 1621, d. 1659, m. 1647, Elizabeth Bourne.
Robert, b. 1624, d. 1659.
Thomas, b. 1627, d. 1668, m. 1654, Hannah (Tuttle) Pantry, wid. of John Pantry (d. 1653).
Samuel, b. 1630, d. 1675, m. 1659, Elizabeth Hollister (John), (2)
Hannah Lamberton (George1).
Sarah, b. 1632, d. 1698, m. 1654, Capt. John2 Chester.
Mary, b. 1634, m. and d. bef. 1660.
Joseph, b. 1637, prob. d. bef. Nov. 1659.
See Thomas1 Thompson
Ann2 Welles m. Thomas1 Thompson.
Esther Thompson m. Samuel2 Gridley.
Joseph Gridley m. Hannah4 Lewis.
Lucy Gridley m. Eliakim4 Deming.
Lucy Deming m. Samuel0 North.
Linus North m. Dolly6 Woodruff.
Clarissa North m. John Bower6 Preston.
Marcus North Preston m. Rebecca B.8 Tenney.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References Goodwin-Morgan Lines, 1914; English Ancestry of Gov. Thomas Welles, L. A. Wells, 1926; History of the Welles Family, Cushing; N. E. H. & G. Reg., July and Oct., 1926; Colonial Wars, 1922.
WETHERBEE
6. William Wetherbee (the name was spelled in thirty-five ways) married, Sept. 22, 1/63 widow Parthene (Willard) Lane, who was born in Newton about 1739, daughter of Jonathan4 and
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Parthenia Willard. She had married at Norton, Mass., Dec. 4, 1755, Asaph Lane (John4), and had one child, Asaph, b. Dec. 1758, before her first husband’s death.
William moved from Attleboro, Mass., where his children were born, to Wales, Mass., about 1780, and died there early in the next century. “He was possessed of a fair intellect, and a moral character of royal excellence” (Gardner).
Children : —
Ebenezer, m. 1793, Chloe Fay.
-j-Polly, b. 1770, d. 1806, m. 1791, Abijah Rogers (Jethro4).
Parthene, d. 1805, m. a. 1795, Asa5 Morse, his 2d wife.
Moses, b. 1774, d. 1806 ; a family tradition says he and his sister Polly died of typhoid fever.
Aaron, m. 1802, Sarah Smith (James).
See Rogers
Polly Wetherbee m. Abijah5 Rogers.
Caroline Prentice m. Elam6 Rogers.
Elvira Rogers m. Charles R.8 Bassett.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.s Preston.
References: — Willard Genealogy, Joseph Willard, 1915; Gardner’s Record of Wales, Mass., 1873.
WHEELER
12. Dominy (Dominick) Wheeler married, June 3, 1588, at St. Edmunds, Salisbury, Eng., Mercy Jelly. He lived at New Salem, Wiltshire; his will of Dec. 12, 1615, proved Feb. 16, 1616, mentions his wife Mercy; his son John and his wife Annis, and John and Edward as sons of his son John.
11. Lieut. John1 Wheeler, son of Dominick and Mercy Wheeler was born in Salisbury, Eng., about 1590. In St. Edmunds in Salisbury, Wiltshire Parish Register, is recorded John Wheyler and Agnes Yeoman were married Dec. 1, 1611. The names Agnes, Annis and Ann were used for the same person. He brought his wife and six children in the Mary and John in 1634, leaving four children in England. He was in Aggawam — now Ipswich — for about a year ; he went to Hampton, N. H., soon after that town was settled ; he received land in Salisbury, Mass., in 1641 ; he removed to Newbury before 1650, but was still taxed
BASSETT-PRESTON ANCESTRY
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in Salisbury in 1652. A barber. His will was dated Mar. 28, 1668; he was then of Newbury, and died there Aug. 29, 1670, aged 80. His will was probated Oct. 11, 1670. His wife had died in Newbury Aug. 15, 1662. He mentioned in his will his daughter Anne Chase, and sons Edward and Adam of Salis¬ bury, Eng.
Children : —
John, b. bef. 1615, prob. d. young.
Adam, was still in Salisbury, Eng., in 1668.
Edward, was still in Salisbury, Eng., in 1668.
William, was still in Salisbury, Eng., in 1668.
-f-Anne, b. Eng., d. 1687, m. 1641, Aquila1 Chase, d. 1670, (2) 1672,
Daniel Silloway.
David, b. 1625, m. 1650, Sarah Wise.
Roger, b. a. 1630, d. 1661, m. 1653, Mary Wilson, (2) 1659, Mary, wid. of John Stone.
Henry, b. Eng., 1634, d. a. 1696, m. a. 1659, Abigail Allen (William). George, d. 1668, m. 1660, Susanna Stowers.
Elizabeth, m. 1663, Thomas Duston, (2) Matthias Button.
Mercy, was living in 1668, m. (Silvanus Martin?).
Joseph, was living in 1670.
See Chase
Ann2 Wheeler m. Aquila1 Chase.
Moses Chase m. Anne2 Follansbee.
Samuel Chase m. Hannah4 Emery.
Samuel Chase m. Sarah4 Stewart.
Anne Chase m. William0 Bailey.
Rebecca Bailey m. Silas6 Tenney.
William Tenney m. Emeline3 Murray.
Rebecca B. Tenney m. Marcus N.7 Preston.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References: — Wheeler Family, A. G. Wheeler, 1914; Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Hoyt, 1916; Descendants of Aquila and Thomas Chase, J. C. Chase, 1928.
WHIPPLE
10. Captain Jopin1 Whipple was born in England, 1616, and came to Dorchester, Mass., where he received a grant of land in
1637. He married, in 1639, in Dorchester, Sarah - , who was
born, 1624. He and his wife were received in the Dorchester church, 1641. Six sons and two daughters were born in Dorches-
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ter. In 1658 he removed to Providence, R. I., and two sons and one daughter were born there. He was town clerk, 1670, and for several years; town treasurer, 1668-1683; deputy to Rhode Island General Assembly, 1666-1677. In 1674 he received a license to keep a public hou^e, and an inn license was granted, 1680, and he became one of the three most conspicuous inn holders of the century. Whipple Inn was a favorite place of meeting for the town council. In 1690 the October session of the Rhode Island General Assembly met there. He took the oath of allegiance to Charles II, 1666; served in King Philip’s War, 1675; was one of the defenders of Providence when it was attacked by the Indians. A “house carpenter.” His wife died, 1666, and he died May 16, 1685. They were at first buried in a lot near their home, but were later removed to the North Burying Place, Providence. He men¬ tioned in his will all his eleven children ; his will, dated May 8, 1682, was probated May 27, 1685. He was one “who staid and went not away,” in 1676, so he had a share in the Indian captives whose services were sold for a term of years.
Children : —
1. John, b. 1640, d. 1700, m. 1663, Mary Olney (Thomas), (2) 1678, Rebecca Scott, wid. of John.
2. Sarah, b. 1642, d. 1687, m. John Smith (John).
3. Samuel, bapt. Mar. 17, 1644, d. 1711, m. Mary Harris (Thomas).
4. Eleazer, b. 1645, d. 1719, m. 1669, Alice Angell (Thomas).
5. Mary, b. 1648, d. 1698, m. 1666, Epenetus Olney (Thomas).
6. William, bapt. May 16, 1652, d. 1712, m. Mary - .
7. Benjamin, b. 1654, d. 1704, m. 1686, Ruth Matthewson (James). +8. David, b. 1655, d. 1710, m. 1675, Sarah Hearnden, (2) wid. Hannah (Tower) Cowell.
9. Abigail, b. 1660, d. 1725, m. Stephen Dexter, (2) 1682, William Hopkins (Thomas).
10. Joseph, b. 1662, d. 1746, m. 1684, Alice Smith (Edward).
11. Jonathan, b. 1664, d. 1721, m. Margaret Angell (Thomas), (2)
Anna - .
Inscriptions from North Burying Place, Providence, R. I. : —
In memory of Capt. John Whipple who was born in England and died in Providencetown the 16th day of May Anno Dom. 1685 About 68 years of age.
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In memory of Mrs Sarah Whipple Wife of Capt. John Whipple She was born in Dorchester, in New England And died in Providence, Anno Dom. 1666 aged about 42 years.
9. Ensign David2 Whipple (sometimes called Daniel) was born in Dorchester, Mass., 1655, and was baptized there Sept. 28, 1656, the son of John1 and Sarah Whipple. He married, May 15, 1675, Sarah Hearnden, b. 1654, daughter of Benjamin and Eliza¬ beth (White) Hearnden. She died Apr. 2, 1677, and he mar¬ ried, second, in Hingham, Nov. 11, 16//, widow Hannah (Tower) Cowell, who was baptized in Hingham, July 17, 1652, the daughter of John1 and Margaret (Ibrook) Tower. She had had one child by her first husband, Joseph, b. Dec. 29, 1673. They lived in Provi¬ dence, R. I., until 1692, on an estate left him by his father, then moved to Attleboro which was set off from Rehoboth in 1694. He is called “Ensign”’ on page 33, Whipple-Hill Families. His will, dated Mar. 24, 1709, proved Jan. 8, 1711, names wife Hannah, executrix; mentions sons David, Israel, Jeremiah and William. He died, Dec. 18, 1710, at Attleboro; his widow died, Nov. 1722, aged 70 years. Her will, made May 28, 1720, proved Dec. 8, 1722, names her son Joseph Cowell; her children Jeremiah Whipple, Deborah Tower, Sarah Razee, Israel and William.
Child of first wife : —
1. David, b. 1676, Hingham.
Second wife’s : —
2. Israel, b. Aug. 16, 1678, drowned 1720, m. 1697, Mary Willmarth.
3. Deborah, b. Sept. 12, 1681, m. 1697, Benjamin Tower (John21)..
4. Jeremiah, b. June 26, 1683, d. 1721, m. 1711, Deborah Bucklin
(Joseph), (2) - Shippee.
+5. William, b. May 27, 1685, d. a. 1743, m. Mary - .
6. Sarah, b. Nov. 18, 1687, m. a. 1710, Joseph Razee.
7. Hannah, b. Jan. 9, 1690, d. young.
8. Abigail, b. Oct. 20, 1692, d. young.
8. William3 Whipple, born in Providence, R. I., May 27, 1685, the son of David2 and Hannah (Tower, Cowell) Whipple, married Mary - , and had nine children. A cooper ; he lived in
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that part of Attleboro which in 1745 was set off and became Cum¬ berland, R. I. His will, dated Mar. 29, 1740, was probated Aug. 16, 1743, between which dates he died. This William3 is often confused with William3 (William2, John1) who had a son John, b. May 7, 1724. His will provides for wife Mary, sons Peter, Samuel, John, Ibrook and Israel, daughters “Jeremiah/’ Abigail, Penelope and Mary.
Children : —
1. Peter, b. May 29, 1709.
2. Jeremiah (probably Jemima), b. May 1, 1711, m. 1732 Israel Woodcock.
3. Abigail, b. Mar. 10, 1713.
+4. John, b. Mar. 13, 1716, m. Sarah - .
5. Samuel, b. Sept. 26, 1718, m. 1740, Elizabeth Jillson.
6. Ibrook, b. Sept. 15, 1720, m. Mary Perkins.
7. Mary, b. Aug. 26, 1723.
8. Penelope, b. Aug. 6, 1726.
9. Israel, b. Feb. 5, 1730.
7. John4 Whipple, born in Attleboro, Mass., Mar. 13, 1716, the son of William3 and Mary Whipple, married Sarah
- , who was born in 1720. He lived in Smithfield, R. I., which
was set off from Providence in 1730.
Children : —
1. Sarah, b. Aug. 27, 1743.
2. Christopher, b. May 20, 1745.
+3. John, b. Feb. 22, 1748, d. 1836, m. 1770, Eunice Ellis (John).
4. Anna, b. 1750.
5. Daniel, b. 1752.
6. Phebe, b. 1755.
7. Amy, b. 1758.
8. Abigail, b. 1761.
6. John5 Whipple, born in Cumberland, R. I., Feb. 22, 1748, son of John4 and Sarah Whipple, married May 24, 1770, at Rehoboth, R. I., Eunice Ellis, who was born at Rehoboth, May 9, 1751, the daughter of John and Mary (Martin) Ellis. A deacon. He moved from Petersham to Sutton, Mass., and kept a public house there until about 1825, at which time his son Welcome moved to Sutton, and cared for him and his wife Eunice, until
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their deaths. He died in Sutton, Apr. 7, 1836, aged 88. Eunice died at Sutton, 1845, aged 93.
Children : —
1. Welcome, b. Feb. 12, 1772, m. 1796, Amy Whipple.
2. Olive, b. July 12, 1775, m. 1805, Stephen Crossman.
3 Jabez E., b. Mar. 18, 1779, m. 1808, Abigail Hammond.
+4. Nancy, b. Apr. 12, 1781, d. 1813, m. 1806, Nahum Prentice
(James6).
5. John, b. Dec. 31, 1783, d. 1840, m. 1805, Patty Sibley.
6. Martin, b. Apr. 17, 1786.
See Prentice
Nancy6 Whipple m. Nahum7 Prentice.
Caroline Prentice m. Elam6 Rogers.
Elvira Rogers m. Charles R.8 Bassett.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References : — Whipple-Hill Families, J. W. Hill, 1897; Whipple- Wright Families, 1917; History of Sutton, Benedict and Tracy, 1878; Sutton, Mass., Vital Records ; Austin Gen. Diet, of R. I., 1887 ; Society Colonial Wars, 1922; Boston Transcript, Oct. 2, 1922, Aug. 24, 1927,
Feb. 25, 1929.
WHITE
10. Anthony1 Wpiite was born in 1607 and came from Ipswich, Co. Suffolk, Eng., in the Ffrancis, in 1634, to Sudbury, Mass., where he was an original proprietor, and land was assigned to him. He removed to Watertown, where he married, Sept. 8, 1645, Grace Hall, and where his children were born. Fie died Mar.* 28, 1686. His will, dated Nov. 16, 1685, names no wife, but made Rebecca, widow of his son John, executrix, and names
daughter Mary Willard.
Children : —
Abigail, b. June 21, 1646, m. - Buttrick.
John, b. Feb. 25, 1649, d. 1684, m. 1684, Rebecca Bemis.
-j-Mary, b. Mar. 1, 1651, m. 1677, Jacob Willard (George ).
See Willard
Mary2 White m. Jacob2 Willard.
Jonathan Willard rrr Sarah2 Bartlett.
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Jonathan Willard m. Parthenia - .
Parthene Willard m. William Wetherbee.
Polly Wetherbee m. Abijah5 Rogers.
Elam Rogers m. Caroline8 Prentice.
Elvira Rogers m. Charles R.8 Bassett.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References History of Watertown, Mass., Bond, 1855; Savage; N. E. H. & G Reg., v. 14, p. 331.
WHITING
10. Nathaniel1 Whiting was born in England about 1617. His mother was Sarah, the daughter of John Smith of County Middlesex, Eng. Nathaniel and his brother Samuel are men¬ tioned in the will of their grandfather John Smith.
Nathaniel came from Lincolnshire, Eng., in 1638, to Lynn, Mass., where he received a grant of land. He moved to Dedham in 1640, and was a proprietor there; a freeman, May, 1642; he was admitted to the Dedham church, and resided there until his death. He married in Dedham, Nov. 4, 1643, Hannah Dwight, who was born in England, 1625, the daughter of John1 and Hannah Dwight. He and his son-in-law, James Draper, erected a fulling mill which remained in the Whiting family until it was sold in 1823. He was the first to operate a corn mill in Dedham. It was on “Mother brook”; “Nathaniel Aldus and John Dwite” were joint owners of the mill. He died Jan. 15, 1683, and his widow died Nov. 4, 1714, ae. 89. His estate was inventoried at £489. His wife Hannah was executrix of his will, dated M&y 15, 1677, and proved Apr. 19, 1683.
Children : — :
1. Nathaniel, b. Sept. 7, 1644, d. 1676, m. 1664, Joannah Gay (John1).
2. John, b. Sept. 29, 1646, d. inf.
3. John, b. Oct. 9, 1647, d. inf.
4. Samuel, b. Dec. 30, 1649, d. 1727, m. 1676, Sarah Metcalf (Thomas) she d. 1701, (2) 1702, Mary Fairbanks (Jonathan).
5. Hannah, b. Feb. 17, 1652, d. 1740, m. 1672, John Fairbanks.
6. Timothy, b. Jan. 5, 1653, d. 1728, m. Sarah Bullard (Isaac3).
7. Mary, b. July 8, 1656, d. y.
8. Mary, b. Oct. 12, 1658, prob. d. y.
9. Sarah, b. Dec. 3, 1660, d. 1732, m 1685, Nathaniel Farrington.
I 10. Abigail, b. June 7, 1663, d. 1721, m. 1681, James Draper (James1).
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11. John, b. July 19, 1665, d. 1732, m. 1688, Mary Billings (d. 1728),
(2) Sarah - .
12. Jonathan, b. Oct. 9, 1667, d. 1728, m. 1689, Rachel Thorp (James).
13. Judith, b. Mar. 20, 1670, d. 1746, m. 1693, Barachiah Lewis, (2) 1714, Joseph Ellis.
14. Anna, b. Feb. 25, 1672, d. 1749, m. John Eaton, (2) 1700, John Lewis, (3) 1725, James Herring.
See Draper
Abigail2 Whiting m. James2 Draper.
Eunice Draper m. Nathan4 Aldis.
John Aldis m. Mehitable3 Hawes.
Eunice Aldis m. Asa4 Haven.
Polly Haven m. John Bower8 Preston.
John Bower Preston m. Clarissa' North.
Marcus North Preston m. Rebecca B.s Tenney.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References: — Whiting Genealogy, T. S. Lazell, 1902; Descendants of John Dwight, B. W. Dwight, 1874.
WHITMARSH
11. John1 Whitmarsh was born in England, probably Somerset Co., 1596. John, aged 39, his wife Alice, 35, and four children, James, Jane, Onesiphorus and Richard, came from Wey¬ mouth, Eng., Mar. 20, 1635, in Rev. Joseph Hull’s party of 21 families. They settled at Weymouth, July, 1635. He must have died before 1644, as in the town records several pieces of land in 1644 are named belonging to John Whitmarsh, deceased.
Children : —
Simon, d. 1708, m. Sarah, (2) Elizabeth Bicknell (John).
-{-John, b. 1624, d. before 1709, m. 1654, Mary Harding (John2).
Nicholas, m. 1658, Hannah Reed (William1), (2) Mary - .
James, b. a. 1624.
Jane, b. a. 1628.
Onesiphorus, b. a. 1630.
Richard, b. a. 1633.
10. John2 Whitmarsh, the son of John1 and Alice, was born in England, 1624; came to Weymouth, Mass., 1635. He was selectman and town measurer. He enlisted in the Weymouth militia, Capt. Torrey’s Company, King Philip’s War, 1675. He
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married, in 1654, Mary Harding, the only child of John2 Hard¬ ing. He died between 1695 and 1709, the date of his will and its probate. His will mentions his children and a grandson Richard.
Children : —
1. John (or Increase), b. Aug. 23, 1655.
+2. Ebenezer, b. May 14, 1658, d. 1718, m. 1682, Christian Bayley (Thomas2).
3. Simon, b. Mar. 11, 1661, m. Sarah Holbrook (John2).
4. Mary, b. Aug. 14, 1663, d. 1715, m. Increase Bates.
5. Deborah, b. 1665, m. 1686, Nicholas3 Shaw (John2).
6. Zechariah, b. Sept. 1, 1667, was at sea 1695 when his father’s will was made.
7. Judith, b. Sept. 2, 1669, m. 1690, Joseph8 Shaw (John2).
8. Ezra, b. Oct. 13, 1670, d. 1754, m. Bathsheba Richards (John2).
9. Sarah, m. Joseph Pittee.
10. Ruth, m. 1696, David Carver.
11. Jane, b. Sept. 8, 1675.
12. James, b. Sept. 8, 1676.
9. Ebenezer3 Whitmarsh was born in Weymouth, Mass.. May 14, 1658. He removed, probably to Bridgewater, then to Abington. He was one of eight members to sign the original
covenant of the first church of Abington, and was its first deacon
in 1714.
He married, 1682, Christian Bayley, who was born Oct. 26, 1662, at Weymouth, daughter of Thomas2 and Ruth (Porter) Bayley. Five of their children were born at Weymouth. A deed is on record signed by Ebenezer and his wife Christian in 1709, in which he is called “formerly of Weymouth, now of Bridge- water.” In his will in 1716 he mentions his wife, Christiana; his sons Richard, Ebenezer and Thomas, and daughters Ruth Ford and Mary Reed. He died, April 8, 1718, at Abington. His widow died, Jan. 7, 1732, at Abington.
Children
+1. Mercy, b. 1682, d. 1737, m. 1706, Andrew Ford (Andrew32).
2. Ebenezer, b. Dec. 26, 1683, d. inf.
3. Richard, b. July 10, 1685, m. 1712, Lydia Ford (Andrew32).
4. Ebenezer, b. Mar. 10, 1688, d. 1769, m. 1715, Elizabeth Dyer
(William3), (2) 1733, Mehitable Faxon, (3) Elizabeth - .
5. Ruth, b. Mar. 18, 1691, d. 1717, m. 1712, Hezekiah Ford (Andrew3 2).
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6. Mary, m. 1714, J,ohn Reed (William21).
7. Thomas, b. Nov. 1, 1703, m. 1727, Sarah Torrey (Micajah).
See Ford
Mercy4 Whitmarsh m. Andrew4 Ford.
Jacob Ford m. Sarah4 Poole.
John Ford m. Lydia5 Augur.
John Ford m. Sarah6 Reed.
Mehitabel Ford m. Francis7 Bassett.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
References :-Historical Sketch of Abington, Hobart, 1839; Whitmarsh Family, Newton W. Bates, 1916; Society Colonial Wars, 1922.
WILCOXSON
12. John Wilcoxson of London and St. Albans, Eng.
11. William1 Wilcoxson (Wilcockson), born in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, Eng., in 1602, son of John, married in England, Margaret, who was born 1612. He, aged 34, his wife Margaret, aged 24, and son John, aged 2, came in the Planter in 1635, to Concord, Mass., where he was freeman, 1636. He and his wife brought certificates of membership from the St. Albans church. He removed to Stratford, Conn., in 1638, and was one of the first proprietors there in 1640. A linen weaver. Repre¬ sentative from Stratford, 1643 and 1647 ; a prominent man in town and church. He died in Stratford, 1652. His will, dated 1651, gave forty pounds sterling to the church at Concord, Mass. His widow married, second, 1653, William Hayden, and died in 1655. His will mentioned “Brother Growe.” A Philip Growe was executor. Could his wife Margaret have been a Growe?
Children : —
1. John, b. 1633, m. - Tilerton (Daniel), (2) 1663, Mrs. Elizabeth
(Bourne) Welles, wid. of John2 (Thomas1).
+2. Timothy, b. a. 1636, d. 1714, m. 1664, Joanna Birdsey (John1).
3. Joseph, b. a. 1638, d. 1703, m. Anna .
4. Samuel, b. a. 1640, d. 1713, m. Hannah .
5. Obadiah, b. a. 1642, d. 1713, m. Phoebe - , (2) Silence Mansfield
(Joseph2).
WILCOXSON - WILLARD
3*7
6. Elizabeth, b. 1644, m. 1663, Henry Stiles.
7. Hannah, b. 1646, d. 1722, m. 1664, Daniel Hayden (William1).
8. Sarah, b. 1648, d. 1691, m. 1665, John Meigs, Jr. (John2).
9. Phebe, b. 1650, m. 1669, John Birdsey, Jr. (John1).
10. Timothy2 Wilcoxson, born about 1636, the son of Wil¬ liam1 and Margaret Wilcoxson, married in Stratford, Dec. 28, 1664, Joanna Birdsey, who was born in Milford, Nov. 18, 1642, the daughter of John1 and Phillipa (Smith) Birdsey. He was a freeman, 1669. He died in Stratford Jan. 13, 1714. His wife died Aug. 1713.
Children : —
1. Joanna, b. July 8, 1667, d. 1713, m. Joseph Fairchild (Thomas1).
2. Phebe, b. Aug. 3, 1669, m. 1678, Thomas Beach (John1).
+3. Sarah, b. Dec. 26, 1671, m. 1695, Robert1 McEwen.
4. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 1, 1673, m. 1697, Joseph Hawley (Samuel).
5. Ruth, b. Aug. 31, 1677, d. 1769, m. 1695, Robert Walker (Joseph2).
6. Rebecca, b. July 13, 1680, m. - Rice, (2) Eliasaph Preston.
7. Hannah, b. Sept. 18, 1685, d. a. 1724, m. 1704, Thomas Gridley
(Samuel2).
See McEwen
Sarah3 Wilcoxson m. Robert1 McEwen.
Elizabeth McEwen m. Thomas3 Norton.
Elizabeth Norton m. Samuel4 Woodruff.
Lot Woodruff m. Martha0 Hart.
Dolly Woodruff m. Linus6 North.
Clarissa North m. John Bower6 Preston.
Marcus North Preston m. Rebecca B.8 Tenney.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References: — History of Stratford, Conn., Orcutt, 1886; Fifty Puritan Ancestors, E. T. Nash, 1902 ; Mass. Colonial Wars, 1908.
WILLARD
13. Richard Willard (Wyllarde) of Brenchley, Eng. Yeoman. His will, dated Sept. 18, was proved Oct. 24, 1558, and mentioned his ten children : —
Robert, Alexander, George, Richard, Andrew, Symon, Thomas, William, Agnes and Alice.
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12. Simon Willard of Horsmonden, Co. Kent., Eng. Yeoman. His will was proved Feb. 26, 1584. He married Eliza¬ beth - , who survived him and died Apr. 12, 1587. She was
mentioned in her husband’s will.
Children : —
Thomas, d. bef. 1616.
-(-Richard, d. 1617, m. Catherine - , (2) Margery Humfrey, (3)
Joane Morebread.
A daughter, m. - Bolde.
Thomasine.
11. Richard Willard, son of Simon and Elizabeth Willard, was born in Co. Kent, Eng. A yeoman. He married, first,
Catherine - ; she died Mar. 1592-3; second, Margery
Humfrey, who died 1608; third, Jan. 10, 1610, widow Joane Morebread. She died Feb. 1617. He died Feb. 20, 1617 . His will, dated Feb. 12, proved Mar. 8, 1617, mentions his wife Joan, her son Francis Morebread, his children George, Symon, Richard, Mary, Elizabeth, Margery and Catherine.
Children of second wife : —
Margery, bapt. Nov. 6, 1602, d. 1672, m. 1625, Dolor1 Davis.
Simon, bapt. Apr. 7, 1605, d. 1676, m. (1) 1631, Mary Sharpe, (2) 1651, Elizabeth, dau. of Henry Dunster, (3) 1657, Mary Dunster (Robert).
Catherine, bapt. Aug. 30, 1607.
Third wife’s: —
Richard.
Elizabeth.
Mary.
-j-George, bapt. 1614, d. 1656.
10. George1 Willard, son of Richard and Joane ( - )
Willard, was baptized, Horsmonden, Co. Kent, Eng., Dec. 14, 1614. His wife was perhaps Dorothy, daughter of Henry Dun¬ ster of Baleholt, Lancaster, Eng., and sister of Henry Dunster, president of Harvard College. He came from England about 1634.
In 1638 he was in Scituate, where he helped form a second Congregational church, and was probably one of the most active
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329
members. He served in the Scituate Company of Plymouth colony. He moved to Maryland, 1652. He died in 1656 at Patuxet, Md. Society of Colonial W ars \ ear Book, 1922, gives his military record, and adds, “This is no longer accepted.”
Children : —
Daniel, bapt. Sept. 14, 1645, d. 1712, m. Esther Matthews (James). -J-Deborah, bapt. Sept. 14, 1645, d. 1721, m. 1658, Paul2 Sears (Richard1).
Joshua, bapt. Nov. 2, 1645, no further record of him.
-j-Jacob, b. a. 1650, d. 1678, m. 1677, Mary White (Anthony1).
Samuel, mentioned in Maryland Records.
See Sears
Deborah2 Willard m. Paul2 Sears.
John Sears m. Priscilla4 Freeman.
John Sears m. Deborah3 Crowell.
Bathsheba Sears m. Thomas5 Howes.
Deborah Howes m. Lot8 Bassett.
Francis Bassett m. Mehitabel8 Ford.
Charles R. Bassett m. Elvira7 Rogers.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
9. Jacob2 Willard, son of George (and Dorothy Dunster?) Willard, was born about 1650, in Scituate, Mass. He married in Watertown, Oct. 23, 1677 , Mary White, daughter of Anthony1 and Grace (Hall) White, who was born Mar. 1, 1650, in Water- town, Mass. He died in 1678, the year after his marriage, leaving one child. He was surgeon in Capt. Moseley’s company, King Philip’s War, 1675. Bodge calls him Dr. Jacob Willard of New- ton. Jonathan Willard of Newton made a claim for property due the soldiers in the right of his father Jacob,— this makes the relation indisputable.
Child : —
+ Jonathan, b. a. 1678, d. 1772, m. 1708, Sarah Bartlett.
8. Jonathan3 Willard, son of Jacob2 and Mary (White) Willard, was born, probably in Watertown, Mass., about 1678. He married, Dec. 20, 1708, Sarah Bartlett, daughter of Joseph1 and Mary (Waite) Bartlett. She died Oct. 29, 1767. He was an iron manufacturer. He joined the Baptist church in Boston.
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BASSETT-PRESTON ANCESTRY
Resided at Lower Falls, Newton, and died Aug. 22, 1772, aged 94. He bought and sold considerable real estate, and owned a saw mill, a dam right, and right to water in Newton.
Children : —
-f 1. Jonathan, b. Apr. 29, 1710, d. bef. 1752, m. Parthenia - .
2. Sarah, b. Sept. 3, 1711, m. 1734, Oliver Pratt.
3. Ephraim, b. Jan. 14, 1713, d. Apr. 1714.
4. Ephraim, b. Aug. 29, 1714, m. 1737, Lydia Fuller.
5. Samuel, b. Mar. 12, 1717, d. Dec. 1719.
6. Zachariah, b. Feb. 23, 1719, d. 1720.
7. Hannah, b. Dec. 6, 1720, drowned 1722. ^
8. Lydia, b. 1723, m. 1760, Lemuel Pratt.
9. Seth, b. Apr. 20, 1726.
10. Nathan, b. June 17, 1728, d. 1777, m. 1752, Violetta Dix.
Esther, dau. of Jonathan, joined Bapt. Church, Boston, 1732.
7. Tonathan4 Willard, son of Jonathan3 and Sarah (Bart¬ lett) Willard, was born in Newton, Mass., Apr. 29, 1710. A blacksmith. He was a soldier in the French War at the age of 17. Resided in Newton, and his children were born there. In 1738, he bought land in Attleborough which was sold in 1767, by his children, two of whom were “Wm. Wetherbee of Attleboro and
Parthene his wife.” He married Parthenia - , and had died
before 1752.
Children : —
Jonathan, b. July 2, 1738, d. 1833, m. 1758, Lois Hooker.
-j- Parthene, b. a. 1739, m. 1755, Asaph Lane (John4), (2) 1763, William
Wetherbee.
Hezekiah, b. Nov. 30, 1740, d. 1797, m. 1764, Mary Winchell (Thomas4).
Ephraim, b. Apr. 20, 1743, m. Sylvia Albree.
John, b. July 1, 1745.
Mary, b. a. 1747, m. 1767, John Newell.
See Wetherbee
Parthene5 (Willard) Lane m. William Wetherbee.
Polly Wretherbee m. Abijah5 Rogers.
Elam Rogers m. Caroline® Prentice.
Elvira Rogers m. Charles R.® Bassett.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.® Preston.
References Willard Genealogy, Joseph Willard, 1915; Society Colonial Wars, 1922.
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WILLIAMS
11. John1 Williams was in Newbury, Mass., 1641. He removed from Newbury to Haverhill, 1647, where he was one of
the original settlers. He married Jane - , whose family name
is unknown. He died at Haverhill, Feb. 10, 1674. His widow died at Haverhill, Nov. 21, 1680. His will, dated Dec. 9, 1670, proved Mar. 18, 1674, mentions his children John, Joseph, Mary and Lydia, and Sarah Eyers, the daughter of Sarah.
Children : —
+1. John, d. 1698, m. 1661, Rebecca Colby, (2) 1675, Hester (Blakely) Bond.
2. Sarah, d. 1662, m. 1646, John Ayer, Jr. (John1).
3. Mary, b. Sept. 20, 1641, d. 1714, m. 1662, Daniel Bradley.
4. Lydia, b. Mar. 15, 1643, prob. unm.
5. Joseph, b. Apr. 18, 1647, d. bef. 1722, m. 1674, Mary Fuller (Samuel2).
10. John2 Williams, son of John1 and Jane Williams, mar¬ ried at Haverhill, Sept. 9, 1661, Rebecca Colby, who was born at Salisbury, Mass., Mar. 11, 1643, the daughter of Anthony1 and Susanna Colby. She died June 10, 1672, and he married, second, May 5, 1675, at Haverhill, Esther (Blakely) Bond, widow of John1 Bond. She was living when he died, Apr. 30, 1698. His will was dated Mar. 1698. His children were all born in Haverhill, and were all living in 1700. He took oath with his brother Joseph, on Nov. 28, 1677, of allegiance to Charles II and fidelity to Massachusetts.
Children : —
-f-1. Sarah, b. June 27, 1662, m. 1679, Joseph Bond (John1).
2. Mary, b. Nov. 24, 1663, m. 1681, Thomas Silver (Thomas1), d. 1695, (2) 1700, Simon Wainwright (Francis1), (3) 1718, John Boynton, (4) 1727, Joshua Boynton.
3. Rebecca, b. May, 1666, m. 1686, Samuel Marble.
4. A dau., b. and d. Aug. 1668.
5. Mercy, b. Dec. 4, 1669, living 1700.
6. Susanna, b. Apr. 11, 1672, living 1700.
See Bond
Sarah3 Williams m. Joseph2 Bond.
Rebecca Bond m. Benjamin3 Hardy.
Rebecca Hardy m. Jonathan4 Bailey.
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William Bailey m. Anne5 Chase.
Rebecca Bailey m. Silas8 Tenney.
William Tenney m. Emeline3 Murray.
Rebecca Tenney m. Marcus N.7 Preston.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References: — New England Family History, 1909, Quinby; Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Hoyt, 1901. N. E. PI. & G. Reg., v. 62, p. 184.
WOODRUFF
10. Matthew1 Woodruff, born in England, probably in
Essex, 1612, married in England, Hannah - . They came to
Boston, went to Hartford, and thence to Farmington, 1641. His wife was admitted to the Farmington church, 1654. He was admitted freeman, 1657 ; was one of the eighteen proprietors of Farmington in 1672, and had considerable wealth for those days. He died 1682. His will, dated Mar. 1, 1672, probated Dec. 3, 1682, mentions wife Hannah, his three sons and daughter Hannah, wife of Richard Seymour, second ; the probate court added Eliza¬ beth, wife of John Broughton. His wife survived him.
Children : —
1. John, b. 1643, d. 1692, m. Mary - .
+2. Matthew, b. 1646, d. 1691, m. 1668, Mary Plum, (2) 1686, Sarah North (John1).
3. Hannah, b. 1648, d. 1713, m. 1674, Richard Seymour (Richard1).
4. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 1651, m. 1678, John Broughton (John).
5. Mary, bapt. Nov. 5, 1654, d. y.
6. Samuel, b. Aug. 26, 1661, d. 1742, m. 1686, Rebecca Clark (John).
9. Matthew2 Woodruff, born probably in Farmington, Conn., 1646, son of Matthew1 Woodruff, married at Milford, Conn., June 16, 1668, Mary Plum, who was born Feb. 1644, daughter of Robert2 and Mary (Baldwin) Plum. After his mar¬ riage he lived in Milford until his wife’s death, when he returned to Farmington. Freeman, 1671. He married, second, 1686, Sarah, daughter of John1 North. She died 1692. He died at Farmington, Nov. 1691. Administration of his estate was granted Dec. 3, 1691.
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Children : —
1. Matthew, b. Feb. 8, 1669, d. 1751, m. 1694, Elizabeth Balding
(d. 1728), (2) 1730, Martha (Royce) North.
2. Mary, b. Dec. 27, 1670, m. 1713 - .
3. John, b. Feb. 1, 1673, d. 1726, m. 1698, Mary Platt.
4. Sarah, b. 1674.
+5. Samuel, b. 1677, d. 1732, m. Mary Judd (John2).
6. Elizabeth, b. 1679, m. John Shepard.
7. Hannah, b. 1681.
Second wife’s : —
8. Nathaniel, b. May, 1687, d. 1758, m. 1709, Thankful Wright
(Benjamin).
9. Joseph, bapt. May 19, 1689, d. 1737, m. 1717, Esther Brown
(Arthur).
8. Samuel3 Woodruff, born 1677, in Milford, son of Matthew2 and Mary (Plum) Woodruff, married Mary Judd, who was baptized Mar. 16, 1681, daughter of John2 and Mary (Haw¬ kins) Judd. He lived in Farmington; a cordwainer; was known as “Ensign.” He died in Farmington, Nov. 27, 1732; his wife survived him.
Children :• —
1. Ezekiel, b. Jan. 15, 1706, d. 1777, m. 1735, Anne Curtis.
2. James, b. May 23, 1708, d. 1789, m. 1735, Keziah Moore, (2) 1738,
Lydia Curtis.
3. Robert, b. Oct. 8, 1710, d. 1782, m. Ruth Clark.
4. Mary, b. Oct. 12, 1712, m. 1733, Daniel Gridley (Samuel2).
5. Noah, b. Mar. 2, 1715, prob. d. y.
6. Abigail, b. Sept. 25, 1717, d. 1751, unm.
-f-7 Samuel, b. June 13, 1723, d. 1777, m. 1754, Elizabeth Norton
(Thomas3).
8. Sarah, b. Aug. 11, 1726, d. unm.
7. Samuel4 Woodruff, born June 13, 1723, son of Samuel3 and Mary (Judd) Woodruff, married Jan. 24, 1754, Elizabeth Norton, who was born Feb. 6, 1730, in Farmington, daughter of Thomas3 and Elizabeth (McEwen) Norton. He died, 1777; his widow died Oct. 22, 1798.
Children : —
-(-1. Lot, b. Nov. 29, 1754, d. 1810, m. 1780, Martha Hart (Ambrose5).
2. Mark, b. Nov. 19, 1756, d. 1776.
BASSETT-PRESTON ANCESTRY
3. Rachel, b. May 29, 1759, d. 1834, m. 1784, Ezekiel Cowles.
4. Elizabeth, b. May 27, 1761, m. Charles Webster.
5. Darius, b. Aug. 7, 1765, d. 1841, m. Ruby Menielt.
6. Lot5 Woodruff, born 1754, son of Samuel4 and Elizabeth (Norton) Woodruff, married Mar. 9, 1780, Martha Hart (who was baptized at Avon, Conn., Jan. 20, 1759), daughter of Ambrose5 and Martha (Tuller) Hart. He lived in the part of Farmington called East barms, and died there Apr. 9, 1810. His widow died 1835.
Children : —
1 Sarepta, b. June 29, 1781, d. 1820, m. Benjamin Bulkley.
_|_2* Dolly, b. Nov. 28, 1782, d. 1830, m. 1802, Linus North (Samuel5).
3. Samuel, b. Apr. 12, 1789, m. 1808, Clemendine Woodruff.
4. Mark, b. Nov. 23, 1792, m. 1812, Julia Merrill.
5. Asahel, b. Aug. 21, 1798, d. 1880, m. .
See North
Dolly6 Woodruff m. Linus6 North.
Clarissa North m. John Bower6 Preston.
Marcus North Preston m. Rebecca B.s Tenney.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References: — Woodruff Genealogy, F. O. Woodruff, 192o ; Farmington, Conn., Hist., Julius Gay; Southington, Conn., Timlow, 1875.
WYART
10. Robert1 Wyart — Wiard or Wier — came to Boston, prob¬ ably from England. He removed to Wethersfield, Conn., 1666,
where he died Sept. 11, 1682. His wife’s name was Mary - ,
and she survived him.
9. John2 Wyart, born in Boston, Sept. 1, 1646, the son of Robert1 married Apr. 7, 1681, Sarah Standish, who was the daughter of Thomas1 Standish of Wethersfield. He lived in Wethersfield; selectman, 1692, and died there about 1727.
Children : —
+1 Lois, b. Aug. 21, 1682, m. 1700, Hezekiah Deming (John21).
2. John, b. July 15, 1684, d. bef. 1725, m. 1708, Phebe Hurlburt
(Stephen).
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335
3. Thomas, b. Nov. 14, 1686, m. Martha Smith (Philip).
4. Eunice, b. Jan. 12, 1688, d. 1690. ‘
5. Jonathan, b. Sept. 29, 1690, d. 1712.
6. Sarah, b. a. 1693, m. a. 1715, Martin Smith (John).
See Deming
Lois3 Wyart m. Hezekiah3 Deming.
Eliakim Deming m. Lucy4 Gridley.
Lucy Deming m. Samuel5 North.
Linus North m. Dolly6 Woodruff.
Clarissa North m. John Bower6 Preston.
Marcus North Preston m. Rebecca B.8 Tenney.
Annie R. Preston m. Edward M.9 Bassett.
References N. E. H. & G. Reg., vol. 62, p. 56 ; Savage’s Gen. Diet. ; Wiard Family, G. K. Collins, 1912.
WYATT
10. John1 Wyatt was born in England, and married Mary
- , as second wife. John and wife Mary came from Asington,
Co. Suffolk, Eng., in the Elizabeth , sailing April 10, 1634, to Watertown, Mass. Removed to Ipswich, 1639, and to Wenham, 1655, where he died sometime between Nov. 20, 1665, and Jan. 15, 1666 — the dates of his will and its probate. His will mentions his wife Mary, three daughters, Mary, Sarah and Dorcas, and his grandson John Kimball. Sarah was to receive lands at Asing¬ ton, Co. Suffolk, Eng., after her mother’s death.
Children : —
Mary, d. 1672, m. a. 1640, Henry2 Kimball (Richard1).
+Sarah, b. 1620, d. 1704, m. a. 1642, Luke Heard, (2) Joseph1 Bixby.
Dorcas.
See Bixby
Sarah2 Wyatt m. Joseph1 Bixbee.
Daniel Bixbee m. Hannah3 Chandler.
Mary Bixbee m. George3 Holt.
Hannah Holt m. Jethro4 Rogers.
Abijah Rogers m. Polly Wetherbee.
Elam Rogers m. Caroline8 Prentice.
Elvira Rogers m. Charles R.8 Bassett.
Edward M. Bassett m. Annie R.8 Preston.
Reference: — Descendants of Joseph Bixby, W. G. Bixby, 1919
INDEX OF DIRECT ANCESTORS
✓
Adams, Robert1, 1 Abraham2, 1 Abraham3, 2 Anne4, 2, 277 Ager, see Augur Aggar, Lettice, 94 v Aldis, Thomas, 3 Robert, 3 Francis, 3 Nathan1, 4 John2, 4 John3, 5 Nathan4, 5 Mary5, 6 John5, 6 Eunice6, 6, 136 v Andrews, Henry1, 7 Abigail2, 7, 305 Anter, Joan, 140 Apuke, Ellen, 15 Archer, Alice1, 88 v Augur, William1, 8 Jonathan2, 8 Richard3, 8 Richard4, 8 Lydia5, 9, 106
V Babcock, David, 9 Robert1, 10 , Abigail2, 10, 22
v Bailey, Richard1, 10 Joseph2, 11 Richard3, 11 Jonathan4, 12
• William5, 12
^ Rebecca6, 12, 289
Thomas1, 13 Thomas2, 13 Christian3, 13, 325 v Baker, Thomas1, 14 Sarah2, 15, 161
* Baldwin, Richard, 15
Henry, 15 Sylvester1, 16 Mary2, 16, 214 ^ Ballard, William1, 17 Sarah2, 17, 145 William1, 18 Nathaniel2, 18 Mary3, 18, 135 Bandrib, Felicia, 174 V Bangs, Richard, 19 John, 19 Edward1, 19 Rebecca2, 20, 265
✓
Barber, George1, 21 John2, 21 Abiel3, 22, 134 ■ Bartlett, Joseph1, 22 Sarah2, 22, 329 Bassett, William1, 23 William2, 25 William3, 26 William4, 27 Elisha5, 27 Lot6, 29 Francis7, 30 Charles R.8, 31 Edward M.9, 32 Preston R.10, 33 Marion P.10, 33 Isabel D.10, 33 Howard M.10, 33 Helen P.10, 33 Bayford, Elizabeth, 251 Berwick, Thomas, 17 Grace1, 17 Best, Henry, 253 Bridget1, 253 Bidford, William, 243 Ruth1, 243 Bird, Thomas1, 33 Joseph2, 34 Joseph3, 34 Mary4, 34, 132 Hannah1, 200 Birdsey, John1, 35 Joanna2, 35, 327 Bixby, George, 35 Joseph1, 35 Daniel2, 36 Mary3, 37, 146 Blakeley, Hester1, 37 Bond, Elizabeth, 221 John1, 37 Joseph2, 37 Rebecca3, 38, 127 Bourne. John, 38 William, 38 Richard1, 39 Elisha2, 39 Abigail3, 27, 40 Bower, Jonas1, 40 Jonas2, 41 Ebenezer3, 41 Hannah4, 41, 225 Boynton, Christopher, 42 Robert, 42 James, 42 Roger, 42
V
V Boynton, William, 42. John1, 42 Joseph2, 43 Sarah3, 43, 286
Brewer, Daniel1, 55 Hannah2, 55 V'Brewster, William, 44 William1, 44 Patience2, 45, 219 Brigham, Thomas, 45 Constance1, 46, 72 Brooks, Henry1, 47 Timothy2, 48 Abigail3, 48, 224 Broughton, Walter, 83 Anna, 83
V Brown, Mary1, 191 Christopher, 49 Thomas, 49 John1, 49 John2, 49 Deborah3, 50, 188
Browne, Clare, 60 Bryan, Sarah1, 16 Bull, Thomas1, 50 Thomas2, 51 Susanna3, 51, 218 Burroughs, Priscilla, 41
Carpenter, John, 52 Richard, 52 William, 52 James, 52 Alexander, 52 Alice1, 53, 264 yCase, John1, 53
Elizabeth2, 53, 304 Cathcart, Sarah, 174 Chandler, William1, 54 Thomas2, 55 Hannah3, 36, 56 Chapman, Avis1, 229 Chase, Aquila1, 56 Moses2, 57 Samuel3, 58 Samuel4, 58 Anne5, 12, 59 v Chickering, Thomas, 60 Stephen, 60 Henry, 60 Simon, 60 Nathaniel1, 61 Mary2, 5, 61
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Chipman, Thomas, 62 John1, 62
v Clark, Rowland1, 64 Elizabeth2, 21, 64 William1, 64 Sarah2, 64, 235 Sarah, 127 "Clarke, Joseph1, 65 Mary2, 34, 65 Cochet, Dorothy1, 164 , Colby, Thomas, 66 Anthony1, 66 Rebecca2, 66, 331 * Cole, Ann, 35 John1, 67 Esther2, 51, 68 Grace1, 305
V Collier, William1, 68 Mary2, 69, 219 Elizabeth2, 69, 264 Collins, Walter, 174 Felix1, 174 N Colson, John1, 70 Susanna2, 9, 70 Colt, Elizabeth, 268 Cooke, Francis1, 71 Mary2, 71, 291 Crackbone, Robert, 212 Grace, 212 Cranniwell, Susanna, 18T Crispe, William, 102 Joan, 102
Crosby, Robert, 72 Hannah1, 72, 163 Mary1, 72, 180 Crowell, John1, 73 John2, 74 John3, 74 John4, 74 Deborah0, 75, 247 Currier, Richard1, 75 Samuel2, 76 Sarah3, 76, 237 V Curtis, William1, 77 Elizabeth, 77
Damon, Dorothy, 298 John1, 78 Silence2, 78, 299 v D.are, William1, 79 William2, 80 Elizabeth3, 80, 225 Day, Agnes, 60 Ursula, 38
V/ Deming, John1, 80 John2, 81 Hezekiah3, 82 Eliakim4, 82 Lucy5, 83, 202
V Detton, John, 83 Robert, 83 George, 84 Beatrice, 84, 293 Downes, William, 123 Dorothy, 123 Draper, Thomas, 84 James1, 84 James2, 87 Elizabeth2, 63, 165 Eunice3, 5, 87 Jonathan2, 85 Moses3, 86 Sarah4, 86, 222 Dummer, Richard, 87 John, 88 Thomas, 88 Stephen1, 88 Jane2, 88, 249 Dunster, Henry, 328 Dorothjd, 328 > Durham, John1, 89
Elizabeth2, 89, 193 Duxford, Catherine, 233 \ Dwight, John1, 90
Flannah2, 90, 323 Dyer, Thomas1, 91 Abigail2, 91, 196
^iFord, John1, 104 Andrew2, 104 Andrew3, 105 Andrew4, 105 Jacob5, 106 John6, 107 John7, 107 Mehitabel8, 30, 107 V Forsaith, David, 108 John, 108 Walter, 109 James, 109 Matthew1, 109 Robert2, 110 Margaret3, 111, 194 Francis, Robert, 272 Susanna2, 272 Freeman, Samuel1, 111 Samuel2, 112 Samuel3, 112 Priscilla4, 113, 247 k' Edmund1, 113 John2, 114 Thomas3, 115 Mercy4, 116, 246 Fry, Mary1, 128 Fuller, Thomas1, 116 Deborah2, 117, 234
Eames, Anthony1, 92 Millicent2, 92, 269 Eastwood, Grace, 84 . Eldredge, William1, 93 Samuel2, 94 Keziah3, 75, 94 Eliot, Benet, 94 Sarah1, 77, 95 Philip1, 95 Sarah2, 4, 95 Ellis, John, 96
Eunice, 97, 321 Emery, John1, 97 John2, 98 John3, 99 Hannah4, 58, 99
Gaylord, Nicholas, 302 Hugh, 302 Alice1, 302 Gernon, Mary, 66 Graham, Robert1, 117 Esther2, 109, 118 Grazebrook, Alvarey, 249 Margaret, 249 Gridley, Thomas1, 118 Samuel2, 119 Joseph3, 119 Lucy4, 82, 120 i. Gunn, Thomas1, 120
Deborah2, 121, 296 Gurney, Elizabeth1, 114
Felton, Sir Thomas, 66 Beatrix, 66 \
Fisher, Anthony, 99 Anthony1, 100 Daniel2, 100 Lydia3, 61, 101 t Fiske, Daniel, 101 Simon, 102 William, 102 Nicholas, 102 Mary1, 99, 102 Follansbee, Thomas1, 103 Anne2, 57, 103
Hall, Grace1, 322 Hallett, Andrew1, 121 Bathsheba2, 39, 122 Halsey, John, 122 William, 122 Robert, 123 Thomas1, 123 Elizabeth2, 123, 149 Halsted, Edna1, 11 Harding, John, 124 Richard1, 124 John2, 125 Mary3, 125, 325
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Hardy, Thomas1, 125 Thomas2, 126 Mary2, 76, 126 Jacob3, 127 Elizabeth4, 127, 280 Benjamin3, 127 Rebecca4, 12, 128 Harris, Walter1, 128 Sarah2, 129, 171 * Hart, Stephen1, 129 Sarah2, 130, 217 Stephen2, 131 Thomas3, 131 Jacob4, 132 Ambrose5, 132 Martha6, 133, 334 Hatsuld, John, 114 Bennett1, 114 Hauser, Helen B.10, 33 yTIaven, Jane, 83 Richard1, 133 John2, 134 Elkanah3, 134 Mehitabel4, 135, 136 Moses2, 135 Daniel3, 136 Asa4, 136 Polly5, 136, 226 Hawes, Edward1, 137 Nathaniel2, 137 Mehitabel3, 6, 138 v Hawkins, Anthony1, 138 Mary2, 138, 166 V Hazeltine, Peter, 139 John1, 140 Mary2, 141, 313 Robert1, 139 Abraham2, 140 Mary3, 140, 280 Heane, Agnes1, 267 Henage, Lucy, 229 Hinckley, John, 141 Robert, 142 Samuel1, 142 Susanna2, 143, 259 : Hitchings, Daniel1, 144 Hannah2, 134, 144 l Holt, Nicholas1, 145 Henry2, 145 George3, 146 Hannah4, 147, 238 v Hopkins, William1, 147 Mary2, 147, 175 Horne, Reginald, 249 Matilda, 249 \ Howell, William, 148 Henry, 148 Edward1, 148
Howell, Richard3, 149 Ruth3, 41, 149 V Howes, Thomas1, 150 Jeremiah2, 150 Prince3, 151 Thomas4, 152 Thomas5, 152 Deborah6, 29, 153 Howland, Arthur1, 153 Martha2, 78, 154 ^ John1, 154 Hope2, 62, 155 Hudson, Rebecca1, 18 Hume, Janet1, 117 Hunt, Anne, 249 rHyde, Richard1, 155 Rebecca2, 8, 156
Hbrook, Richard1, 156
Lancock, Susan, 272 Lane, William1, 169 Andrew2, 170 Deborah3, 170, 270 George2, 171 Sarah3, 171, 173 Langer, Richard1, 172 Margaret2, 172, 177 Langley, Ann1, 158 Lee, Elizabeth1, 18 Leese, Katerina, 142 k Lewis, George1, 172 James2, 173 Sarah3, 173, 178 Edward, 174 William1, 174 William2, 175 Samuel3, 176 Hannah4, 119, 176
Margaret2, 157, 298 VLincoln, Thomas1, 177
Indenden, John, 157 Mary, 157, 261 ■ Ingersoll, Richard1, 158 Joanna2, 159, 208
Jackson, Christopher, 159 Edward1, 159 Seaborn2, 160 Rebecca2, 160, 221 Sarah3, 85, 161 Jelly, Mercy, 317 Jenkins, Sarah, 173 Jennings, John1, 161 Samuel2, 162 Ruhama3, 28, 163 Jenson, Elizabeth, 209 Johnson, Susan, 159 John1, 163 Elizabeth3, 164, 277 Jones, Dorothy1, 244 Joyce, John1, 164 Hosea2, 165 Dorcas3, 151, 165 Judd, Thomas1, 165 Ruth2, 166, 276 John2, 166 Elizabeth3, 131, 166 Mary3, 167, 333
Keen, Elizabeth. 271 Keene, Margaret, 249 Kimball, Richard1, 167 Thomas2, 168 Thomas3, 169 Sarah4, 169, 287 King, Alice, 15 Kittleby, Thomas, 83 Mary, 83
Thomas2, 178 Susanna3, 70, 178 Lodge, Anne, 122 Longfellow, William1, 179 Anne2, 2, 179 Longhorne, Richard,1 180 Elizabeth2, 140, 180 •T Lovell, Robert1, 180 Elinor2. 104, 181 Luitweiler, Marion B.10, 33 Lumber, Elionv1, 137 Lumpkin, William1, 181 Anne2, 93, 182 Lyme, Joan, 102
McEwen, Robert1, 184 Elizabeth2, 184, 205 McMurphy, James, 185 John1, 185 Isabel2, 186, 297 ^ Makepeace, Thomas1, 182 Esther2, 50, 183 Marryott, Thomas1, 183 Abigail2, 100, 183 Martin, Mary, 96 Mayhieu, Jennie, 71 Esther1, 71
,_Meachem, Jeremiah1, 187 Jeremiah2, 187 Jeremiah3, 188 Esther4, 188, 237 Mercer, Christian. 157 Mighill, Ann1, 285 Miller, Martin, 188 John1, 189 Mehitabel2, 74, 189 Millington, Thomas, 46 William, 46 Jennett, 46
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Montgomery, Hugh, 109 Margaret, 109 Moore, Isaac1, 190 Ruth2, 190, 204 Morebread, Joane, 328 Morrice, Elizabeth, 273 Morris, Mary, 38 Moses, John1, 191 John2, 191 John3, 192 Mary4, 193, 304 Murray, Isaac1, 193 David2, 193 Emeline3, 194, 290 Mygatt, Joseph1, 194 Mary2, 81, 195 Mynne, Jane, 263
Nash, Gregory, 196 ^
James1, 196 Jacob2, 196 Abigail3, 8, 196 Alice3, 197, 231 Sarah3, 197, 216 Newell, Abraham1, 197 Isaac2, 198 Sarah3, 137, 198 Newhall, Thomas1, 199 Susanna2, 133, 199 ' North, John1, 199 Samuel2, 200 John3, 200 Samuel4, 201 Samuel3, 202 Linus6, 202 Clarissa7, 203, 227 v Norton, Richard, 203 John1, 203 Hannah2, 204 John2, 204 Thomas3, 205 Elizabeth4, 205, 333
Orton, Thomas1, 205 Elizabeth2, 176, 206
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Parratt, Francis1, 206 Mercy2, 207, 286 Pell, Ellen1, 42 \ Pemberton, James1, 207 John2, 208
w Deborah3, 169, 208 Pettingill, Richard1, 208 Mary2, 1, 209 Phillips, Nicholas1, 209 Alice2, 210, 254 Pierce, Margery1, 92 Richard1, 210 John2, 211
Mehitabel3, 211, 236
Pierson, Margaret, 278 Plum, John1, 213 Robert2, 214 Mary3, 214, 332 Poole, Edward1, 214 Joseph2, 215 Samuel3, 215 Sarah4, 106, 216 Porter, Dyzory, 251 Richard1, 216 Ruth2, 13, 217 Thomas1, 217 Thomas2, 218 Timothy3, 218 Lois4, 201, 218 Porthesy, Jane, 214 Pratt, Margaret1, 205 Prence, Thomas1, 219 Mercy2, 114, 219 Sarah2, 151, 220 Prentice, Robert1, 220 Thomas2, 220 Thomas3, 221 John4, 221 Samuel3, 222 James6, 222 Nahum7, 223 Caroline8, 223, 240 Preston, Roger1, 223 Levi2, 224 Isaac3, 225 Isaac4, 225 John Bower5, 226 John Bower6, 227 Marcus N.7, 228 Annie R.s, 32, 228 Purcas, Elizabeth, 212 Purchas, Mary, 308 Pynney, John1, 214 Sarah2, 214
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Rainsford, Edward , 228 g^aw, Abraham1, 253 vr™2 96 99Q oca
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Mary2, 26, 229 V Reed. Alice1, 91
Margaret1, 153 Matthew, 229 William1, 229 William2, 230 William3, 231 Ebenezer4, 231 Barnabas5, 232 (Sally) Sarah6, 107, 232
Reeves, Mary, 255 v Richardson, Thomas1, 233 Isaac2, 234 Phoebe3, 234, 235
Rist, Nicholas1, 234 Joseph2, 235 Phoebe3, 222, 236 Rogers, Jeremiah1, 236 Ichabod2, 237 Hope3, 237 Jethro4, 238 Abijah5, 238 Elam6, 239 Elvira7, 31, 240 Romney, Elizabeth, 83 Rowley, Thomas, 203 Ellen, 203 Ruscoe, Roger, 240 Mercy1, 241, 251 Russell, John1, 241 Mary2, 48, 242 Ryse, Margaret, 38
i Sawyer, John, 242 William1, 242 Mary2, 99, 243 Scott, Henry, 243 Ursula1, 167, 244 Sears, Richard1, 244 Paul2, 245 Bethia3, 74, 245 Paul3, 246 Hannah4, 152, 246 John3, 247 John4, 247
Bathsheba5, 152, 248 Y Sewall, William, 249 Henry1, 249 Anne2, 179, 250 Seymour, John, 250 Robert, 251 Mary1, 118, 251 Richard1, 251 John2, 252 Mary3, 200, 253 Sharland, Elizabeth, 1 Shatswell, Mary1, 312
John2, 254 Elizabeth3, 215, 254 Short, Elizabeth1, 145 Skiff, James1, 255 Patience2, 39, 255 Stephen2, 255 Lydia3, 256, 260 Skinner, William, 256 Anne, 257, 283 Smith, Thomas1, 168 Mary2, 168 Rev. Henry1, 257 Phillipa2, 35, 258 John, 323 Sarah, 323
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V Smith, Margaret, 311
Rev. John1, 259 Shubael2, 260 Remember3, 162, 260 vSnow, Anthony1, 260 Lydia2, 255, 261 Sotheron, Agnes, 46 V'Soule, John, 261 Thomas, 261 Sarah1, 142, 262 v Southwick, Lawrencei1, 262 Cassandra1, 262 Mary2, 263, 300
V Southworth, Thomas, 263
Edward, 264 Constant1, 264 Mercy2, 112, 264 v Sparrow, Richard1, 265 Jonathan2, 265 Rebecca3, 115, 266 Elizabeth3, 112, 266
V Spencer, Michael, 267
Jarrard, 267 William1, 267 Sarah2, 53, 268 v Sprague, Tristram, 268 Edward, 268 William1, 269 William2, 270 William3, 270 Joshua4, 271 Silence", 232, 271 Standish, Thomas1, 271 Sarah2, 272, 334
V Stanley, Timothy1, 273
Lois2, 218, 273 John1, 273 Ruth2, 190, 274 Stansfield, Gideon, 84 Miriam1, 84 % Steele, Richard, 274 John1, 274 John2, 275 John3, 276 Mary4, 34, 276 ~ Stewart, Duncan1, 277 Ebenezer2, 277 Robert3, 277 Sarah4, 59, 278 V Stickney, Robert, 278 William1, 279 Samuel2, 279 Samuel3, 280 Samuel4, 280 Hannah5, 281, 288 Strangeway, Robert, 42 Jane, 42
: Swan, Richard1; 281 Julia2, 279, 282 Sarah2, 43, 282 Sybthorpe, Henry, 95 Elizabeth, 95
* Talcott, John, 283 Rachel1, 275, 284 Taylor, Richard1, 284 Keziah2, 94, 284 Tenney, Thomas1, 285 Mercy2, 126, 286 John2, 286 Samuel3, 286 Daniel4, 287 Thomas5, 288 Silas8, 289 William7, 290 Rebecca3, 228, 290 Thomas, Walter, 84 Anne, 84 Thompson, John1, 291 Esther2, 230, 292 Jacob2, 292 Hannah3, 231, 292 ' Thomas1, 293 Esther2, 119, 294 Thrall, William1, 296 Timothy2, 296 Deborah3, 192, 296 4Tidd, John1, 294
Elizabeth2, 116, 294 * Tilley, John1, 295
Elizabeth2, 154, 295 Tolderby, John, 218 Elizabeth, 218 Tolford, Mary1, 89, 297 William1, 297 Margaret2, 111, 298 Tomes, John, 315 Alice, 315
V Tower, Robert, 298 John1, 298 Hannah2, 299, 320 Samuel2, 299 Silence3, 270, 299
Trask, Henry1, 300 Mary2, 187, 300
V Treat, John, 301 William, 301 Richard1, 301 Honour2, 81, 302
V Trumbull, John1, 303
Abigail2, 11, 303 tTuller, John1, 304 Jacob2, 304 Martha8, 132, 304
'‘Wadsworth, Christopher1, 305
John2, 305 Abigail3, 292, 306 vWaite, Richard1, 306 Alary2, 22, 307 Waller, John, 251 Elizabeth, 251 Ward, Alice, 229 vWarner, John, 308 Andrew1, 308 Mary2, 276, 309 v Warren, Richard1, 310 Abigail2, 260, 311 Wasson, Isabel Bassett10, 33
Waterman, Susanna, 66 ^Watson, Jennett, 42 James, 46 Isabel, 46 Robert1, 311 John2, 311 Mary3, 252, 312 ’ 'Webster, John1, 312 Mary2, 98, 313 Nathan2, 313 Joanna3, 11, 314 ^Welles, Robert, 314 Thomas1, 315 Ann2, 293, 316 Wells, Jane, 16 v Wether bee, William, 316 Polly, 238, 317 Whatlocke, Thomas, 243 Alartha, 243 ^Wheeler, Dominick, 317 John1, 317 Anne2, 56, 318 irWhipple, John1, 318 David2, 320 William3, 320 John4, 321 John6, 321 Nancy8, 223, 322 White, Anthony1, 322 Mary2, 322, 329 Whitfield, Maria, 261 V Whiting, Nathaniel1, 323 Abigail2, 87, 323 uWhitmarsh, John1, 324 John2, 324 Ebenezer3, 325 Mercy4, 105, 325 tWilcoxson, John, 326 William1, 326 Timothy2, 327 Sarah3, 184, 327
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Willard, Richard, 327 Simon, 328 George1, 328 Deborah2, 245, 329 Jacob2, 329 Jonathan3, 329 Jonathan4, 330 Parthene5, 316, 330 Williams, John1, 331
Williams, John2, 331 Sarah3, 37, 331 Mary, 7
Willi ston, Rachel, 26 Wilmot, Elinor1, 1 Winchester, Mary, 5 iWoodruff, Matthew1, Matthew2, 332 Samuel3, 333
Woodruff4, Samuel, 333 Lot5, 334 Dolly0, 202, 334 •'Wyart, Robert1, 334 J ohn2, 334 Lois3, 82, 335
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Yeoman, Annis, 317